Foreign Language Motivation in Distance Learning

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dc.identifier	ECF_article_8187
dc.title	Foreign Language Motivation in Distance Learning. A Study on Academic FL Online Activities During the COVID-19 Outbreak in Italy
dc.contributor.author	Gronchi Michela
dc.publisher	Edizioni Ca’ Foscari - Venice University Press, Fondazione Università Ca’ Foscari
dc.type	Research Article
dc.language.iso	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://edizionicafoscari.it/en/edizioni4/riviste/elle/2022/1/foreign-language-motivation-in-distance-learning/
dc.description.abstract	This article belongs to the ongoing debate in online FL (foreign language) motivation, which was brought into the limelight by the COVID-19 outbreak. More broadly, it stands vis-à-vis the theoretical framework of FL learning motivation in the distance learning context and the role of the learning experience on students’ FL motivation. The study was conducted with 76 university students attending an online foreign language course as part of their academic curriculum and examines the impact of online individual and collaborative activities on students’ FL motivation. Data was collected through a self-completion questionnaire, which was published online. Findings indicate that even if respondents show a combination of intrinsic and extrinsic motives to participate in the activities, their motivation to persevere learning tends mostly towards internal sources regardless of whether they engage in individual or collaborative activities.
dc.relation.ispartof	EL.LE
dc.relation.ispartof	Vol. 11 \| Issue 1 \| March 2022
dc.issued	2022-03-22
dc.dateAccepted	2022-03-05
dc.dateSubmitted	2021-09-02
dc.identifier.issn
dc.identifier.eissn	2280-6792
dc.rights	Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.identifier.doi	10.30687/ELLE/2280-6792/2022/01/006
dc.peer-review	yes
dc.subject	Collaborative online activities
dc.subject	Distance Language Learning
dc.subject	FL motivation
dc.subject	Virtual Learning Environments

Research Article
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A Study on Academic FL Online Activities During the COVID-19 Outbreak in Italy

Michela Gronchi Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia, Italia

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abstract

This article belongs to the ongoing debate in online FL (foreign language) motivation, which was brought into the limelight by the COVID-19 outbreak. More broadly, it stands vis-à-vis the theoretical framework of FL learning motivation in the distance learning context and the role of the learning experience on students’ FL motivation. The study was conducted with 76 university students attending an online foreign language course as part of their academic curriculum and examines the impact of online individual and collaborative activities on students’ FL motivation. Data was collected through a self-completion questionnaire, which was published online. Findings indicate that even if respondents show a combination of intrinsic and extrinsic motives to participate in the activities, their motivation to persevere learning tends mostly towards internal sources regardless of whether they engage in individual or collaborative activities.

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March 22, 2022

Accepted

March 5, 2022

Submitted

Sept. 2, 2021

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Keywords: Virtual Learning Environments • Distance Language Learning • Collaborative online activities • FL motivation

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