Levels of Enjoyment in Class Are Closely Related to Improved English Proficiency

Autor/in	Inada, Takako
Titel	Levels of Enjoyment in Class Are Closely Related to Improved English Proficiency
Quelle	In: English Language Teaching, 15 (2022) 5, S.69-76 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1916-4742
Schlagwörter	Learner Engagement; Language Proficiency; Outcomes of Education; Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; English (Second Language); Age Differences; Gender Differences; Language Tests; Language Usage; Anxiety; Language Teachers; Undergraduate Students; Scores; Student Attitudes; Foreign Countries; Japanese; Native Language; Teaching Methods; Communicative Competence (Languages); Self Esteem; Learning Motivation + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Geschlechterkonflikt; Language test; Sprachtest; Sprachgebrauch; Angst; Language teacher; Sprachunterricht; Schülerverhalten; Ausland; Japaner; Japanisch; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Communicative competence; Languages; Kommunikative Kompetenz; Sprache; Self-esteem; Selbstaufmerksamkeit; Motivation for studies; Lernmotivation
Abstract	This study investigated the factors, such as students' foreign language enjoyment, their foreign language classroom anxiety, the teacher's language choice (English-only instruction versus English instruction with limited legitimate Japanese support), and demographics that affect improvement in English proficiency in EFL communicative classes. Ninety-three college students in Japan participated in this research, for which they completed a questionnaire after the seventh lesson of 14 total lessons during a semester. In addition to t-tests, a stepwise multiple linear regression analysis was performed using the dependent variable of the change in every student's scores between the midterm and the final examination and six independent variables: age, gender, nationality, the teacher's language choice, anxiety levels, and enjoyment levels. The results reveal that higher levels of enjoyment in class are significantly correlated with improvement in students' English proficiency. The present study suggests that enjoyment levels, instead of anxiety levels, affect improvement in students' English proficiency regardless of teachers' language choices. Therefore, it is important for teachers to provide classes that are enjoyable for students by motivating and providing the students with activities in which they will succeed, thereby ensuring their self-confidence. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01