Presentation held by Sabe at EuroCALL 2017

1. Affective variables in
telecollaborative exchanges
among teenagers
Dr Kristi Jauregi
University of Utrectht
Dr Sabela Melchor-Couto
University of Roehampton
(London)
The TILA project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This presentation reflects the
views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of
the information contained therein.

2. Affective variables
(Bandura, 1997)
(Dörnyei et al. 2016)
(Ryan & Deci, 2000)
Language learning
Also in TC
(Jauregi et al. 2012)
(Melchor-Couto, 2017)
Few studies on
secondary education
(Pol, 2013)

3. 2009
-
2011
2012
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2015
2016
-
2019
The study in context

4. TILA
• 270 teachers trained
• + 600 students
participated
• Dedicated Moodle TILA
site. Chat rooms
• Videoconference facility
Funded by the European Commission
The TILA project Secondary
school
context

5. Study
Anxiety
Self-efficacy beliefs
Interaction with NS/NNS
VC Chat

6. 202 participants
Minimun 4 x TC sessions
 Lingua Franca Group
 Tandem Group
 Mixed Group
The Study
English/Spanish
A2-B1-B2 level
44%
17%
39%

7. The Study
21 items
5-point Likert scale
Anxiety
Self-efficacy beliefs
Attitudes NS interaction
Adapted Jauregi et al 2012Adapted Jauregi et al 2012 Completed after sessions
 English
 Dutch
 French
 German
 Spanish

8. Item LF T M
I think that my foreign language
competence is good enough to
communicate with native speakers.
3.7 3.8 3.1
I can express myself correctly in the
foreign language.
3.7 3.8 2.9
I understand (almost) everything that my
partner says in the foreign language.
4.6 3.8 2.9
Self-efficacy Beliefs
Lowest

9. Item Chat VC
I think that my foreign language competence is
good enough to communicate with native
speakers.
3.6 3.3
I can express myself correctly in the foreign
language.
3.6 3.3
I understand (almost) everything that my partner
says in the foreign language.
4.5 3.4
Self-efficacy Beliefs
Highes
t

10. Item Session 1 Session 6
I get nervous when I communicate
in the foreign language.
3.1 1.5
I worry a lot if I make mistakes when
I communicate in the foreign
language.
2.9 1.7
I get nervous when I don’t
understand every word that my
exchange partner says.
2.7 1.7
Anxiety
Lower
scores

11. Item Chat VC
I worry a lot if I make mistakes when
I communicate in the foreign
language.
1.6 2.4
I get nervous when I don’t
understand every word that my
exchange partner says.
1.6 2.4
Anxiety
Lowes
t

12. Item LF T M
I get nervous when I
communicate in the foreign
language.
2.1 2.3 2.6
I worry a lot if I make mistakes
when I communicate in the
foreign language.
1.8 2.4 2.7
I get nervous when I don’t
understand every word that my
exchange partner says.
1.6 2.4 2.6
Anxiety
Lowes
t
Highest

13. Item LF T M
I learn a lot by communicating in the foreign
language with native speakers
3.7 3.8 3.1
Interaction with NSs/NNSs
Item Chat VC
I learn a lot by communicating in the foreign
language with native speakers
3.1 3.5

14.  3 Spanish students learning English (B1)
 Colegio Santiago Apóstol (Vigo, Spain)
 LF Constellation
 Chat
Learner Interviews
 Rating 9/10 enjoyment
 Meeting someone their age also learning
English
 VC more appealing, BUT
 They liked to start with chat
 They value interacting with NNSs, they
will have to do so in real life too.

15. Conclusions
 Self-efficacy beliefs: T/LF groups vs M group
Chat vs VC
 Anxiety: LF vs T/M
Chat vs VC
anxiety over time
 Positive attitudes towards NS interaction

16. Upcoming Event

17. Upcoming Event
University of Roehampton (London)
Streaming: http://tecola.eu/streaming
Saturday 9th September 20017
10.00-14.30 (CET times)

18. Upcoming Event
Registration:
www.tecola.eu/regist
er

19. Thank you!
Dr Kristi Jauregi
k.jauregi@uu.nl
Dr Sabela Melchor-Couto
s.melchor-couto@roehampton.ac.uk
The TILA project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This presentation reflects the
views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of
the information contained therein.