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Quant Hub seminar: Exploring the dynamics of motivation and anxiety in English speaking: A multivariate longitudinal approach using Latent Growth Class Models (LGMC)
For decades, oral presentations have become a common method of assessment in language learning classrooms. Nonetheless, anxiety is a persistent negative feeling pervasive in EFL learners. To tackle this concern, this mixed-methods longitudinal study investigated the growth trajectories of 171 Chinese EFL learners’ L2 motivation and anxiety in four consecutive oral presentations. Results show that: (1) As the number of EFL learners giving oral presentations increased, the L2 motivation levels increased, and the anxiety levels decreased. (2) Those who were initially more anxious about giving oral presentations had higher decrease rates during the four oral presentations. (3) There was co-development but inverse relationships between ideal L2 self and anxiety and between ought-to L2 self and anxiety. These findings suggest that students’ perceptions of L2 motivation interact with anxiety levels over time but in a sophisticated fashion. Finally, pedagogical implications for EFL oral presentation instruction are provided.
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Date:
28 October 2024, 13:00
Venue:
15 Norham Gardens, 15 Norham Gardens OX2 6PY
Venue Details:
Seminar Room D and Teams
Speaker:
Hao (Chuck) Wu (University of Oxford)
Organising department:
Department of Education
Organiser:
Lars-Erik Malmberg (University of Oxford)
Part of:
Quantitative Methods Hub – Seminar Programme MT 2024
Booking required?:
Not required
Booking url:
https://www.education.ox.ac.uk/quantitative-methods-hub-seminar-programme-mt-2024/
Cost:
FREE
Audience:
Public
Editor:
Kristina Khoo
