Fluctuations in Self-Perceived Foreign Language Anxiety during Visits to Second Life: A Case Study

Autor/in	Kruk, Mariusz
Titel	Fluctuations in Self-Perceived Foreign Language Anxiety during Visits to Second Life: A Case Study
Quelle	In: Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching, 15 (2021) 5, S.393-405 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Kruk, Mariusz)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1750-1229
DOI	10.1080/17501229.2020.1813737
Schlagwörter	Anxiety; Communication (Thought Transfer); Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Computer Simulation; Computer Games; Females; English (Second Language); Linguistics; Student Participation; Informal Education; Undergraduate Students; Computer Mediated Communication; Student Attitudes; Learning Processes; Foreign Countries; Language Usage; Intercultural Communication; Attitude Change; Poland + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Angst; Communication; thought; Kommunikation; Gedanke; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Computergrafik; Computersimulation; Computer game; Computerspiel; Computerspiele; Weibliches Geschlecht; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Linguistik; Schülermitarbeit; Schülermitwirkung; Studentische Mitbestimmung; Informelle Bildung; Nichtformale Bildung; Computerkonferenz; Schülerverhalten; Learning process; Lernprozess; Ausland; Sprachgebrauch; Interkulturelle Kommunikation; Attitudinal change; Einstellungsänderung; Polen
Abstract	The present paper presents the results of a study which examined fluctuations in the levels of foreign language anxiety (FLA) in the virtual world Second Life (SL) and factors accounting for such changes as reported by a female student of English philology. The student participated in 14 sessions over the period of one semester. Using data gathered by means of a set of collection instruments, the study found that the participant's FLA was subject to some changes both during her visits to SL and from one session to the next. These ups and downs in FLA levels were affected by a host of negative (e.g. conversations with strangers, the lack of sufficient language, negative experience) and positive (e.g. conversations with familiar interlocutors, interesting topics, language progress) factors. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01