Exploring learners' perception on improving their willingness to communicate in English through experiential learning among undergraduate students

The purpose of this study is to explore the expectations and goals of students when participating in language activities, and how they perceive their willingness to communicate. The language activities involved in this study are LAX activities which are compulsory for all undergraduate students wit...

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Main Authors: Abd Rahman, Siti Nadhirah, Abd Samad, Arshad, Abu Bakar, Norlida
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Horizon Research Publishing 2020
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/88909/1/ABSTRACT.pdf
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description The purpose of this study is to explore the expectations and goals of students when participating in language activities, and how they perceive their willingness to communicate. The language activities involved in this study are LAX activities which are compulsory for all undergraduate students within this institution. Throughout the LAX activities, the students go through a form of experiential learning where they will have to complete a task, reflect on their work, and apply what they have learned. The students are interviewed regarding their expectations and goals prior to doing the language activities and their willingness to communicate during and after having done the activities. The findings show that students did set up positive goals before participating in the language activities, but they had negative expectations of the experience. It was also found that the students perceive an improvement in their willingness to communicate after participating in the activities. In the future, experiential learning could be implemented in language learning for positive outcomes, and more studies can be done on the topic to improve second language learning.
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spelling upm.eprints-889092021-11-01T23:45:22Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/88909/ Exploring learners' perception on improving their willingness to communicate in English through experiential learning among undergraduate students Abd Rahman, Siti Nadhirah Abd Samad, Arshad Abu Bakar, Norlida The purpose of this study is to explore the expectations and goals of students when participating in language activities, and how they perceive their willingness to communicate. The language activities involved in this study are LAX activities which are compulsory for all undergraduate students within this institution. Throughout the LAX activities, the students go through a form of experiential learning where they will have to complete a task, reflect on their work, and apply what they have learned. The students are interviewed regarding their expectations and goals prior to doing the language activities and their willingness to communicate during and after having done the activities. The findings show that students did set up positive goals before participating in the language activities, but they had negative expectations of the experience. It was also found that the students perceive an improvement in their willingness to communicate after participating in the activities. In the future, experiential learning could be implemented in language learning for positive outcomes, and more studies can be done on the topic to improve second language learning. Horizon Research Publishing 2020 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/88909/1/ABSTRACT.pdf Abd Rahman, Siti Nadhirah and Abd Samad, Arshad and Abu Bakar, Norlida (2020) Exploring learners' perception on improving their willingness to communicate in English through experiential learning among undergraduate students. Universal Journal of Educational Research, 8 (1A). 62 - 69. ISSN 2332-3205; ESSN: 2332-3213 https://www.hrpub.org/journals/article_info.php?aid=8741 10.13189/ujer.2020.081309
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title Exploring learners' perception on improving their willingness to communicate in English through experiential learning among undergraduate students
title_full Exploring learners' perception on improving their willingness to communicate in English through experiential learning among undergraduate students
title_fullStr Exploring learners' perception on improving their willingness to communicate in English through experiential learning among undergraduate students
title_full_unstemmed Exploring learners' perception on improving their willingness to communicate in English through experiential learning among undergraduate students
title_short Exploring learners' perception on improving their willingness to communicate in English through experiential learning among undergraduate students
title_sort exploring learners perception on improving their willingness to communicate in english through experiential learning among undergraduate students
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