SKYPE® INTERNATIONAL EFL EXCHANGES REVISITED: CHI-SQUARED RESULTS OF CHANGES IN AFFECTIVE VARIABLES
SKYPE® INTERNATIONAL EFL EXCHANGES REVISITED: CHI-SQUARED RESULTS OF CHANGES IN AFFECTIVE VARIABLES
Author(s): David OckertSubject(s): Foreign languages learning
Published by: IATEFL Poland Computer Special Interest Group and The University of Nicosia
Keywords: Affective variables; chi-square analysis; EFL; Japan; motivation; Skype®
Summary/Abstract: This article contains the results of a chi-squared analysis on the data set of a survey instrument completed by a class of Japanese elementary school students (n = 29) before and after a series of Skype® exchanges. The parametric results were reported previously (Ockert, 2015a). The instrument instructions requested students to rank six statements on a scale from 1 (Completely Disagree) to 6 (Completely Agree). Comparing the chi-squared individual item results before and after the exchanges clearly shows the increases in the affective variables across the range of the scale numerical options. The implications for the use of voice over Internet protocol technologies in EFL contexts are discussed.
Journal: Teaching English with Technology
- Issue Year: 20/2020
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 66-81
- Page Count: 16
- Language: English
