Eiko Ushida
Role of Students' Attitudes and Motivation in Second Language Learning in Online Language Courses
University of California System
study investigated role students motivation attitudes second language l2 study within online language course context lol students attitudes motivation examined within socioeducational framework gardner amp macintyre 1993 learning contexts examined based drneyis 1994 components foreign language learning motivation students learning behaviors learning outcomes used predictor criterion variables series quantitative qualitative analyses results showed students tended relatively high anxiety lol course beginning semester perhaps due lack familiarity specific lol learning environment however students motivation attitudes toward l2 study relatively positive stable course findings provided evidence motivated students studied regularly productively take every opportunity perfect language skills also found teacher idiosyncratically implemented lol course thereby creating unique class culture affecting students motivation attitudes toward studying l2 lol context findings reinforced importance students motivation attitudes l2 study equally important continuing critical role teacher technologyenhanced teaching