
Investigating Dynamic Relationships Among Individual Difference Variables in Learning English as a Foreign Language in a Virtual World
Mariusz Kruk(Author)
Springer (Publisher)
Published on 20. January 2021
Book
Hardback
XIV, 148 pages
978-3-030-65268-5 (ISBN)
Description
This book focuses on the dynamic relationships among individual difference (ID) variables (i.e., willingness to communicate, motivation, language anxiety and boredom) in learning English as a foreign language in the virtual world Second Life. The theoretical part provides an overview of selected issues related to the four ID factors in question (e.g., definitions, models, sources, types, empirical investigations). The empirical part reports the findings of a research project which aimed to examine the changing nature of WTC, motivation, boredom and language anxiety experienced by six English majors during their visits to the said virtual world, the main contributors to the changes in the levels of the constructs under investigation, as well as their relationships. The book closes with the discussion of directions for further research as well as pedagogical implications.
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Series
Edition
2021 ed.
Language
English
Place of publication
Cham
Switzerland
Publishing group
Springer International Publishing
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
12 farbige Abbildungen, 6 s/w Abbildungen
XIV, 148 p. 18 illus., 12 illus. in color.
Dimensions
Height: 241 mm
Width: 160 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
418 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-030-65268-5 (9783030652685)
DOI
10.1007/978-3-030-65269-2
Schweitzer Classification
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Person
Mariusz Kruk, University of Zielona Góra, Zielona Góra, Poland.
Content
1. The constructs of willingness to communicate, motivation, boredom and language anxiety: Overview of selected issues.- 2. Empirical investigations into WTC, motivation, boredom and language anxiety in traditional and digital contexts.- 3. Design of the study.- 4.Findings of the study.- 5. Conclusions, pedagogical implications and directions for future research.