The Effect of the Skype[TM] Conference Call on English Speaking Anxiety

Autor/inn/en	Punar, Nermin; Uzun, Levent
Titel	The Effect of the Skype[TM] Conference Call on English Speaking Anxiety
Quelle	In: International Online Journal of Education and Teaching, 6 (2019) 2, S.393-403 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Punar, Nermin) ORCID (Uzun, Levent)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2148-225X
Schlagwörter	Telecommunications; Second Language Instruction; English (Second Language); Adult Education; Educational Technology; Anxiety; Speech Communication; Technology Uses in Education; Conventional Instruction; Computer Assisted Instruction; Student Attitudes; Gender Differences; Foreign Countries; Turkey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Telekommunikationstechnik; Fremdsprachenunterricht; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Unterrichtsmedien; Angst; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Computer based training; Computerunterstützter Unterricht; Schülerverhalten; Geschlechterkonflikt; Ausland; Türkei
Abstract	As a result of the globalized world, technology has become the center of our lives and changes a lot of things such as our education and communication. Educational institutions have started to use some online communication platforms such as Skype[TM] while teaching a second language. This research examines the effect of Skype[TM] on foreign language learners' speaking anxiety levels and tries to find out the differences in foreign language speaking anxiety levels between the traditional speaking lesson and the Skype[TM] Conference Call lesson. Twenty-one B1-B2 level adult English language learners participated in this study and a true experimental research design was used. The data were analyzed by paired samples t-test analysis of pre- and post-tests of participants. The results indicated that Skype[TM] had an impact on foreign language learners' speaking anxiety because it reduced the anxiety levels of learners in the experimental group. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01