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Title: Incorporating Project-Based Language Learning into Distance Learning: Creating a Homepage during Computer-Mediated Learning Sessions
Language: English
Authors: Kato, Fumie (ORCID 0000-0002-3827-6526), Spring, Ryan (ORCID 0000-0003-4810-9825), Mori, Chikako
Source: Language Teaching Research. May 2023 27(3):621-641.
Availability: SAGE Publications. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: journals@sagepub.com; Web site: https://sagepub.com
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 21
Publication Date: 2023
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Higher Education
Postsecondary Education
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Student Projects, Active Learning, Videoconferencing, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Student Motivation, Web Sites, North Americans, Native Language, English, Intercultural Communication, Cooperative Learning, Speech Communication, Language Fluency, Learning Motivation, Barriers, Program Implementation, International Educational Exchange, Synchronous Communication, Student Attitudes, Undergraduate Students
Geographic Terms: Japan, North Carolina (Charlotte)
DOI: 10.1177/1362168820954454
ISSN: 1362-1688
1477-0954
Abstract: This quasi-experimental study reports on the outcomes of a video-synchronous learning program in which an element of project-based foreign language learning was integrated. The project chosen was to cooperatively create a homepage. American students learning Japanese in the United States and Japanese students learning English in Japan made pairs and communicated in both their native and target languages via Skype to complete the project. The goals of this educational program were to increase intrinsic motivation in learners and improve their target language oral abilities, and identify challenges and problems with implementation. The program was conducted during the spring semester in 2017 and evaluated both quantitatively (via pre- and posttests) and qualitatively (via surveys and reflection papers). The results show that both groups of students had improved their mean length of utterance in their target language, a strong indicator of increased speaking ability. Furthermore, qualitative analysis showed their motivation levels increased as compared to previous similar programs. Although the majority of the students were interested in creating a homepage, there were some technical problems with the homepage creation software.
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