Examining the Effects of Presentation-based Instruction on Japanese Engineering Students' Attitudes towards Learning English : A Preliminary Study(Part I,40th Anniversary Special Issue)
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English has become a necessary tool for Japanese engineering students; however, generally speaking, engineering students do not have much interest in learning English. For a preliminary study of engineering students' motivation to learn English, we used Dornyei's (2009) second language (L2) motivational self system to examine their attitudes towards learning English and how presentation-based courses might affect their motivation/attitudes. The results showed that presentation activity is effective in reducing students' anxiety towards using English as well as increasing their interest in it. Moreover, students' perceived competence grew significantly, and proved that the English presentation activity is effective in helping engineering students to gain confidence in using English. Thus, we concluded that the presentation activities are effective in helping learners create clearer visions of their future selves using English.
- 2012-03-31
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