Anxiety and Enjoyment among Young Teenagers Learning English as a Foreign Language Outdoors: A Mixed-Methods Study

Autor/inn/en	Myhre, Tone Stuler; Dewaele, Jean-Marc; Fiskum, Tove Anita; Holand, Anna Marie
Titel	Anxiety and Enjoyment among Young Teenagers Learning English as a Foreign Language Outdoors: A Mixed-Methods Study
Quelle	In: Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching, 17 (2023) 4, S.827-844 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Myhre, Tone Stuler) ORCID (Dewaele, Jean-Marc) ORCID (Fiskum, Tove Anita) ORCID (Holand, Anna Marie)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1750-1229
DOI	10.1080/17501229.2022.2161550
Schlagwörter	English (Second Language); Second Language Instruction; Outdoor Education; Anxiety; Psychological Patterns; Adolescents; Student Attitudes; Interpersonal Communication; Program Effectiveness; Foreign Countries; Grade 9; Rural Schools; Secondary School Students; Norway + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Freiluftunterricht; Angst; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Schülerverhalten; Interpersonale Kommunikation; Ausland; School year 09; 9. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 09; Rural area; Rural areas; School; Schools; Ländlicher Raum; Schule; Schulen; Sekundarschüler; Norwegen
Abstract	Purpose: The aim of this study is to explore how outdoor education can influence foreign language anxiety (FLA) and foreign language enjoyment (FLE) when young teenagers are learning a foreign language (FL). We applied a dynamic perspective to investigate if using English in an outdoor context would reduce FLA and boost FLE, leading to a stronger willingness to communicate (WTC) in the FL. Design/methodology/approach: The design was a pre-post intervention study with an experimental group (EG) and a control group (CG). Both groups engaged in fluency-oriented activities during a six-week intervention. The EG conducted the activities outdoors whereas the CG conducted them in their classrooms. A mixed-methods approach was applied collecting data through student questionnaires and group interviews with both students and their English teachers. Observations and recordings of participants' speech were also conducted. Findings: Statistical analyses indicated a small effect of the intervention for both FLA and FLE but the difference in gain scores between groups was found to be non-significant. The qualitative data revealed a strong appreciation of the outdoor experience in English. Originality/value: Most previous studies have investigated emotions in FL learning inside the classroom. The current study investigates emotions in FL learning among young teenagers in an outdoor environment. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01