The Effect of Simulation on Middle School Students' Perceptions of Classroom Activities and Their Foreign Language Achievement: A Mixed-Methods Approach

Autor/inn/en	Sharifi, Akram; Ghanizadeh, Afsaneh; Jahedizadeh, Safoura
Titel	The Effect of Simulation on Middle School Students' Perceptions of Classroom Activities and Their Foreign Language Achievement: A Mixed-Methods Approach
Quelle	In: International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education, 9 (2017) 3, S.667-680 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1307-9298
Schlagwörter	Middle School Students; Experimental Groups; Student Attitudes; Class Activities; Simulation; Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Role; Emotional Response; Semi Structured Interviews; English (Second Language); Control Groups; Females; Attitude Measures; Questionnaires; Pretests Posttests; Language Proficiency; Statistical Analysis; Foreign Countries; Iran + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Schülerverhalten; Simulation program; Simulationsprogramm; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Rollen; Emotionales Verhalten; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Weibliches Geschlecht; Fragebogen; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Statistische Analyse; Ausland
Abstract	The present study delved into a language learning model in the domain of English as a foreign language (EFL), i.e., simulation. The term simulation is used to describe the activity of producing conditions which are similar to real ones. We hypothesized that simulation plays a role in middle school students' perceptions of classroom activities (i.e., interest, challenge, choice, and joy). It was also conjectured that simulation affects foreign language achievement. To do so, the study utilized an experimental design consisting of 51 female participants (25 learners in the control group and 26 students in the experimental group). The results demonstrated the positive role of simulation in students' perceptions of classroom activities and their language achievement. A semi-structured interview was also held at the end of the study with a number of students in experimental group to investigate student's attitudes and emotional reactions towards simulation. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01