ERIC Number: EJ1080185
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014
Pages: 20
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Skype Videoconferencing for Less Commonly Taught Languages: Examining the Effects on Students' Foreign Language Anxiety
Terantino, Joe
Dimension, p135-154 2014
This study compared students' foreign language anxiety levels while completing oral assessments administered face-to-face (F2F) and via Skype videoconferencing for university courses delivered under the self-instructional language program (SILP) model (Dunkel, Brill, & Kohl, 2002). Data were gathered by administering a modified Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale (FLCAS) survey (Horwitz, Horwitz, & Cope, 1986) and conducting subsequent interviews with the students. Results indicate that there was not a significant difference in anxiety levels or changes in anxiety between the two delivery methods. These findings suggest that Skype videoconferencing may be a viable alternative to F2F interviews, because it did not negatively impact the learners' anxiety levels.
Descriptors: Uncommonly Taught Languages, Second Language Instruction, Anxiety, Student Attitudes, Videoconferencing, College Students, Teaching Methods, Student Surveys, Interviews, Delivery Systems, Conventional Instruction, Technology Uses in Education, Video Technology, Russian, Mixed Methods Research, Pretests Posttests, Comparative Analysis
Southern Conference on Language Teaching. P.O. Box 33615, Decatur, GA 30033. Tel: 404-290-1942; Web site: http://www.scolt.org
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale
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