Affective variables in telecollaborative exchanges

among teenagers

Dr Kristi Jauregi

University of Utrectht

Dr Sabela Melchor-CoutoUniversity of Roehampton(London)

The TILA project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This presentation reflects theviews only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made ofthe information contained therein.

Affective variables

(Bandura, 1997)(Dörnyei et al. 2016)(Ryan & Deci, 2000)

Language learning

Also in TC (Jauregi et al. 2012)

(Melchor-Couto, 2017)

Few studies onsecondary education

(Pol, 2013)

2009

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2011

2012

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2015

2016

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2019

The study in context

TILA

• 270 teachers trained

• + 600 students

participated

• Dedicated Moodle TILA

site. Chat rooms

• Videoconference facility

Funded by the European Commission

The TILA projectSecondary

school

context

Study

AnxietySelf-efficacy beliefs

Interaction with NS/NNS

VC Chat

202 participants

Minimun 4 x TC sessions

Lingua Franca Group

Tandem Group

Mixed Group

The Study

English/SpanishA2-B1-B2 level

44%

17%

39%

The Study

21 items5-point Likert scale

AnxietySelf-efficacy beliefsAttitudes NS interaction

Adapted Jauregi et al 2012Adapted Jauregi et al 2012 Completed after sessions

English

Dutch

French

German

Spanish

Item LF T M

I think that my foreign language

competence is good enough to

communicate with native speakers.

3.7 3.8 3.1

I can express myself correctly in the

foreign language.

3.7 3.8 2.9

I understand (almost) everything that my

partner says in the foreign language.

4.6 3.8 2.9

Self-efficacy Beliefs

Lowest

Item Chat VC

I think that my foreign language competence is

good enough to communicate with native

speakers.

3.6 3.3

I can express myself correctly in the foreign

language.

3.6 3.3

I understand (almost) everything that my partner

says in the foreign language.

4.5 3.4

Self-efficacy Beliefs

Highes

t

Item Session 1 Session 6

I get nervous when I communicate

in the foreign language.

3.1 1.5

I worry a lot if I make mistakes when

I communicate in the foreign

language.

2.9 1.7

I get nervous when I don’t

understand every word that my

exchange partner says.

2.7 1.7

Anxiety

Lower

scores

Item Chat VC

I worry a lot if I make mistakes when

I communicate in the foreign

language.

1.6 2.4

I get nervous when I don’t

understand every word that my

exchange partner says.

1.6 2.4

Anxiety

Lowes

t

Item LF T M

I get nervous when I

communicate in the foreign

language.

2.1 2.3 2.6

I worry a lot if I make mistakes

when I communicate in the

foreign language.

1.8 2.4 2.7

I get nervous when I don’t

understand every word that my

exchange partner says.

1.6 2.4 2.6

Anxiety

Lowes

t

Highest

Item LF T M

I learn a lot by communicating in the foreign

language with native speakers

3.7 3.8 3.1

Interaction with NSs/NNSs

Item Chat VC

I learn a lot by communicating in the foreign

language with native speakers

3.1 3.5

3 Spanish students learning English (B1)

Colegio Santiago Apóstol (Vigo, Spain)

LF Constellation

Chat

Learner Interviews

Rating 9/10 enjoyment

Meeting someone their age also learning

English

VC more appealing, BUT

They liked to start with chat

They value interacting with NNSs, they

will have to do so in real life too.

Conclusions Self-efficacy beliefs: T/LF groups vs M group

Chat vs VC

Anxiety: LF vs T/M

Chat vs VC

anxiety over time

Positive attitudes towards NS interaction

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Thank you!

Dr Kristi Jauregi

k.jauregi@uu.nlDr Sabela Melchor-Coutos.melchor-couto@roehampton.ac.uk

The TILA project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This presentation reflects theviews only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made ofthe information contained therein.