Fostering EFL learners’ motivation, anxiety, and self-efficacy through computer-assisted language learning- and mobile-assisted language learning-based instructions
In the literature, a mass of studies have inspected the effects of computer-assisted language learning (CALL) and mobile-assisted language learning (MALL) on Iranian English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learners’ achievement. However, the effects of CALL and MALL on psychological factors, such as mot...
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| Published in: | Frontiers in psychology Vol. 13; p. 899557 |
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| Main Authors: | , , , |
| Format: | Journal Article |
| Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A
12.08.2022
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| ISSN: | 1664-1078, 1664-1078 |
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| Summary: | In the literature, a mass of studies have inspected the effects of computer-assisted language learning (CALL) and mobile-assisted language learning (MALL) on Iranian English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learners’ achievement. However, the effects of CALL and MALL on psychological factors, such as motivation, anxiety, and self-efficacy, have largely remained unexplored. Thus, this study explored the effects of CALL and MALL, and face-to-face (FTF) learning environments on Iranian EFL learners’ motivation, anxiety, and self-efficacy. To this aim, using a random sampling method, a total of 137 male EFL intermediate learners were selected and homogenized using the Oxford Quick Placement Test (OQPT). Based on the test scores, a total of 90 EFL learners were selected and randomly assigned to three groups, namely, CALL (
n
= 30), MALL (
n
= 30), and FTF (
n
= 30). Then, the participants’ motivation, anxiety, and self-efficacy were gauged prior to the instructions. Afterward, they received CALL-based, MALL-based, and conventional instructions which lasted 25 1-h sessions held twice a week. At the end of the instructions, the participants’ motivation, anxiety, and self-efficacy were measured again. The collected data were analyzed through a one-way MANOVA. Findings evidenced that the experimental groups’ motivation, anxiety, and self-efficacy were positively affected by the CALL-based and MALL-based instructions. However, there was not a statistically significant difference between the CALL group and MALL group concerning the gains of motivation, anxiety, and self-efficacy. In light of the findings, a range of implications is suggested for relevant stakeholders. |
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| Bibliography: | ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23 This article was submitted to Educational Psychology, a section of the journal Frontiers in Psychology Reviewed by: Abbas Pourhosein Gilakjani, Islamic Azad University of Lahijan, Iran; Angelica Moè, University of Padua, Italy; Yong Wu, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications (BUPT), China Edited by: Meihua Liu, Tsinghua University, China |
| ISSN: | 1664-1078 1664-1078 |
| DOI: | 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.899557 |