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dc.contributorDepartment of Englishen_US
dc.contributor.advisorLopez, Renia (ENGL)en_US
dc.creatorZhou, Lin-
dc.identifier.urihttps://theses.lib.polyu.edu.hk/handle/200/10696-
dc.languageEnglishen_US
dc.publisherHong Kong Polytechnic Universityen_US
dc.rightsAll rights reserveden_US
dc.titleThe effect of task-based online group work on foreign language anxietyen_US
dcterms.abstractTask-based language teaching (TBLT) and group work stimulate foreign language learning and reduce foreign language anxiety (FLA). The current study intended to use an app (DingTalk) installed in mobile phone or computer and combine TBLT and group work to create a stress-free environment for learners to discuss the extent of how the online pedagogy has a positive influence on Foreign Language Anxiety and whether the synchronous session or the asynchronous session is more effective. Twenty-three Chinese students, around 16 years old, answered the Foreign language Classroom Anxiety Scale (FLCAS) to measure the scale of Foreign Language Anxiety before and after interventions. Interviews with the class teacher and some of these learners were also conducted. Questionnaires and interviews are employed to testify the effect of task-based online group work on Foreign Language Anxiety of these students. From this study, it is found that Chinese high school students in rural areas experience high level of FLA. After the treatments, data suggest that task-based online group work can reduce Foreign Language Anxiety and that the synchronous session is more effective to reduce FLA than the asynchronous session.en_US
dcterms.extentvii, 74 pages : color illustrationsen_US
dcterms.isPartOfPolyU Electronic Thesesen_US
dcterms.issued2020en_US
dcterms.educationalLevelM.A.en_US
dcterms.educationalLevelAll Masteren_US
dcterms.LCSHEnglish language -- Study and teaching -- Psychological aspectsen_US
dcterms.LCSHLanguage and languages -- Study and teaching -- Methodologyen_US
dcterms.LCSHTask analysis in educationen_US
dcterms.LCSHHong Kong Polytechnic University -- Dissertationsen_US
dcterms.accessRightsrestricted accessen_US

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