Gamers, Surfers, Social Media Users: Unpacking the role of interest in English.
Across stages of acquisition, second language (L2) competencies are contingent on the variation among individuals learning the language, in both informal and formal learning contexts. This study investigates a group of outliers whose extreme test scores serve as a foundation to examine them as indiv...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Computer Assisted Learning Vol. 35; no. 5; pp. 595 - 607 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Oct2019
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=138441194&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 138441194 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 02664909 6M1 jtl: Journal of Computer Assisted Learning issn: 02664909 maglogo: Y pubinfo: dt: Oct2019 vid: 35 iid: 5 pid: 480 pub: Wiley-Blackwell place: Malden, Massachusetts artinfo: ui: 138441194 138441194 138441194 10.1111/jcal.12362 138441194 ppf: 595 ppct: 12 formats: tig: atl: Gamers, Surfers, Social Media Users: Unpacking the role of interest in English. aug: au: Brevik, Lisbeth M. affil: Department of Teacher Education and School Research, University of Oslo, Oslo Norway sug: subj: Video Games Internet Searching Social Media English as a Second Language In Adolescence Reading Evaluation Human Quantitative Studies Qualitative Studies Focus Groups Norway Semi-Structured Interview Adolescence Attitude Technology Internet Addiction Screen Time Time Factors Print Materials Language Tests Male Female Descriptive Statistics Internet Utilization Adolescent Behavior Adolescent: 13-18 years Male Female ab: Across stages of acquisition, second language (L2) competencies are contingent on the variation among individuals learning the language, in both informal and formal learning contexts. This study investigates a group of outliers whose extreme test scores serve as a foundation to examine them as individuals. The study addresses the outliers' characteristics as good L2 readers but poor first language (L1) readers. Combining quantitative (test results, survey, and language logs) and qualitative (focus groups and interviews) data among 21 adolescents in Norway (aged 16–17 years), the study identifies dimensions of individual language use in L1 Norwegian and L2 English. Findings revealed that they explained their English proficiency by the role of interest and their extensive use of English technology and tools outside school. In‐depth analysis identified three profiles: the Gamer, who spends up to 8 hr daily playing online games while using English mainly; the Surfer, who spends hours on the Internet, searching for authentic language situations, commonly involving English; and the Social Media User, who produces and consumes information in English through social media. Additionally, the Gamers read printed novels voluntarily outside the classroom. This study offers unique perspectives and new directions for future L2 research. Lay Description: What is currently known: Most young people read better in their first language (L1) than in a second language (L2).Young people with an outlier profile read significantly better in L2 English than L1 Norwegian.Internet access facilitates opportunities to improve English skills outside formal schooling. What this paper adds: Outliers develop L2 English reading proficiency due to informal digital technology use.Three different outlier profiles are identified: Gamers, Surfers, and Social Media Users.Most online Gamers also read printed novels voluntarily outside the classroom. Implications of study findings for practitioners: Teachers should bridge English use in the classroom with young people's voluntary use of digital technology.Young people might profit from experiencing a bridging of virtual and physical realities.Their use of digital texts might extend to texts in school, which could help develop L2 reading proficiency. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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