Investigating the Experience of Boredom During Reading Sessions in the Foreign Language Classroom

Mariusz  Kruk

doi:10.17323/jle.2021.12339

Мариуш Крук Зелёногурский университет https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5297-1966

DOI: https://doi.org/10.17323/jle.2021.12339

Ключевые слова: скука, изменение уровня скуки, чтение, урок английского языка, изучение иностранного языка

Аннотация

Несмотря на то, что скука, по-видимому, является одной из наиболее часто встречающихся эмоций в условиях школы, эта негативная эмоция остается крайне недооцененной в области изучения иностранного языка. В данной статье предпринята попытка исправить эту ситуацию. Излагаются результаты исследования, целью которого было изучение изменения степени вовлеченности во время чтения на занятиях по английскому языку. В эксперименте участвовали 18 старшеклассников, изучающих английский язык в польской средней школе. Данные были собраны с помощью журнала учета успеваемости, наблюдений и планов уроков чтения. Собранные данные были проанализированы количественно и качественно. Результаты показали, что участники сообщали о разных уровнях скуки в течение одного урока чтения и во время разных уроков чтения. Факторы, ответственные за выявленные изменения уровней скуки, были связаны, среди прочего, с бездеятельностью, выполнением слишком легких/сложных заданий, решениями учителя относительно выбора и использования языковых материалов, планом занятий по чтению или индивидуальными особенностями учащихся.

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