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      Foreign Language Anxiety and Online Engagement During the COVID-19 Pandemic: a Comparison Between EMI and FMI University Students Translated title: COVID-19疫情期間外語學習焦慮與線上學習投入:EMI與FMI大學生之比較

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          Even though foreign language anxiety (FLA) has been studied in second language online learning more generally (Fondo & Jacobetty, 2019; Hurd, 2007; McNeil, 2014; Pichette, 2009), there is a lack of research on how FLA may affect university students’ academic engagement in online learning while studying through L2 English/French as a medium of instruction. The present study explored the effects of FLA on university students’ academic engagement with online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. We surveyed 91 students studying through L2 English as a medium of instruction (L2 EMI) and 76 students studying through L2 French as a medium of instruction (L2 FMI) at universities in Costa Rica, using two adapted scales for measuring FLA and student engagement with online learning. Students were also asked what universities can do to support those who may suffer from FLA. We conducted two exploratory factor analyses on the scales used and multiple linear regressions to explore whether FLA affected students’ academic engagement with their online learning. Results of multiple linear regression analyses suggest that for students studying through L2 EMI, FLA positively influenced their academic engagement with online learning and that coming from a rural area positively affected online engagement. For students studying through L2 FMI, FLA also had a significant positive influence on their online engagement; however, coming from a rural area did not seem to significantly affect their online engagement. Additionally, students mentioned the need for more support, mainly via better organized learning contexts and psychological support. Overall, the results showed that university students experienced FLA in online learning and that it influenced their online academic engagement.

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          儘管外語學習焦慮 (FLA) 在第二外語線上教學上得到較普遍的研究, (Fondo & Jacobetty, 2019; Hurd, 2007; McNeil, 2014; Pichette, 2009),但對於FLA如何影響當英語/法語為教學媒介時大學生的線上學術投入還是缺乏研究。本研究探討了COVID-19疫情期間,FLA對大學生線上學習學術投入的影響。我們訪問了哥斯大黎加91位大學生參與全英語教學 (L2 EMI)和76位全法語教學(L2 FMI)的學生,我們使用兩個改良過的量表來測量FLA和學生線上學習投入。學生也被問及學校可以做些什麼來支持那些可能有FLA的人。我們進行了兩次探索性因素分析來分析量表及多元線性迴歸分析,用來探討FLA是否影響學生的線上學習投入。多元線性迴歸分析結果顯示,對於參與L2 EMI的學生來說,FLA對他們線上學習的學術投入有正面影響,來自農村也對於他們的投入有正面影響。對於L2 FMI的學生來說,FLA對他們的線上投入也有顯著的正面影響;然而,來自農村並未對他們的線上投入有顯著影響。此外,學生們也提及需要更多的支持,主要是透過規劃較良好的學習環境和心理支持。總結來說,研究結果顯示,大學生在線上學習過程中經歷了FLA,並且影響了他們線上學習投入。

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                Contributors
                veronica.garciacastro@ucr.ac.cr
                Journal
                English Teaching & Learning
                English Teaching & Learning
                Springer Nature Singapore (Singapore )
                1023-7267
                2522-8560
                1 August 2022
                : 1-19
                Affiliations
                [1 ]GRID grid.412889.e, ISNI 0000 0004 1937 0706, Faculty of Education, , Universidad de Costa Rica, ; San José, Costa Rica
                [2 ]GRID grid.5685.e, ISNI 0000 0004 1936 9668, Department of Education, , University of York, ; York, UK
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                http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2849-2855
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                10.1007/s42321-022-00120-x
                9340679
                b633ac6e-7223-4570-ae03-672de09480af
                © The Author(s) under exclusive licence to National Taiwan Normal University 2022

                This article is made available via the PMC Open Access Subset for unrestricted research re-use and secondary analysis in any form or by any means with acknowledgement of the original source. These permissions are granted for the duration of the World Health Organization (WHO) declaration of COVID-19 as a global pandemic.

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                : 31 January 2022
                : 7 July 2022
                : 13 July 2022
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                foreign language anxiety,online learning,student engagement,higher education,covid-19 pandemic,外語學習焦慮,線上學習,學生投入,高等教育,covid-19疫情

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