Bárkányi, Zsuzsanna
(2018).
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| DOI (Digital Object Identifier) Link: | https://doi.org/10.14705/rpnet.2018.22.771 |
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Abstract
The present chapter examines learners’ beliefs and attitudes with regard to speaking in a learning environment that is neither formal nor informal. The main research question is whether learners perceive Massive Open Online Language Courses (LMOOCs) as a completely informal context that is free of anxiety or rather as a virtual classroom where Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety (FLA) (Horowitz et al., 1986) is present. Data was obtained from over 200 beginner learners on self-reflective questionnaires and forum discussions. Results indicate that learners have a positive attitude towards language learning on LMOOCs, but FLA is present in this asynchronous speaking environment too and needs to be addressed by the course instructors.
| Item Type: | Book Section |
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| Copyright Holders: | 2018 The Author |
| ISBN: | 2-490-05709-X, 978-2-490-05709-2 |
| Keywords: | LMOOCs; Spanish; foreign language anxiety; informal learning |
| Academic Unit/School: | Faculty of Wellbeing, Education and Language Studies (WELS) > Languages and Applied Linguistics > Languages Faculty of Wellbeing, Education and Language Studies (WELS) > Languages and Applied Linguistics Faculty of Wellbeing, Education and Language Studies (WELS) |
| Item ID: | 56662 |
| Depositing User: | Zsuzsanna Barkanyi |
| Date Deposited: | 10 Oct 2018 15:06 |
| Last Modified: | 08 Dec 2018 10:55 |
| URI: | http://oro.open.ac.uk/id/eprint/56662 |
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