Native/non-native speaker interactions through video-web communication: a clue for enhancing motivation?

One of the main objectives of the European Networked Interaction in Foreign Language Acquisition and Research (NIFLAR) project is to make foreign language learning and teaching processes more relevant and rewarding for reaching intercultural communicative competence. This is realized by offering for...

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Published in:Computer assisted language learning 2012-02, Vol.25 (1), p.1-19
Main Authors: Jauregi, Kristi, de Graaff, Rick, van den Bergh, Huub, Kriz, Milan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
College Students
Communication
Communicative Competence (Languages)
Czech Republic
Foreign Countries
Foreign language learning
Indo European Languages
Intercultural Communication
Internet
Language Teachers
Motivation
Native Speakers
Netherlands
Preservice Teachers
Questionnaires
Second Language Instruction
Second Language Learning
Slavic Languages
Speakers
Student Motivation
Students
synchronous computer-mediated communication
Teacher Education
Video Technology
video-web communication
Virtual reality
willingness to communicate
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Summary:One of the main objectives of the European Networked Interaction in Foreign Language Acquisition and Research (NIFLAR) project is to make foreign language learning and teaching processes more relevant and rewarding for reaching intercultural communicative competence. This is realized by offering foreign language learners and pre-service teachers opportunities to engage in meaningful interaction with each other through video-web communication (VC), according to the requirements set by relevant interaction tasks. In this article, we present the actions taken in the project to enhance students' motivation and the effect VC sessions have on motivation, as measured by pre-, mid-, and post-questionnaires participants filled in prior and after virtual interaction sessions. Significant effects were found particularly for beginner level students on those dimensions measuring aspects related to willingness to interact with native speakers.
ISSN:0958-8221
1744-3210
DOI:10.1080/09588221.2011.582587