Overcoming Vocabulary-Related Anxieties in Students When Communicating in the Media Internationally
Valentyna Borshchovetska
,
Yuliia Molotkina
,
Nadiia Vitomska
,
Inna Serhiienko
,
Olena Turitsyna
The purpose of the study was to identify how the designed instructional model moderated the vocabulary-related anxieties in students when they communi.
- Pub. date: August 15, 2022
- Pages: 431-447
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The purpose of the study was to identify how the designed instructional model moderated the vocabulary-related anxieties in students when they communicated in the media internationally. The methodological approach used in the study was aimed at controlling and manipulating variables which were as follows: The level of vocabulary anxiety related to communication in the media, cultural intelligence, and English vocabulary level. The study relied on quantitative and qualitative methods to gather the experimental data and answer the research questions. Insufficient vocabulary was found to be one of the key factors of anxieties in students when they communicated in the media internationally. The major sub-factors of the vocabulary-related anxieties in the students when they communicated in the media internationally (as perceived by the respondents) were spontaneous interaction with the native speakers, guessing the meaning of the words from the context, and paraphrasing ideas using synonyms. The instructional-purpose use of the predesigned vocabulary lists, learning them using the Telegram bot, talking to the foreign speakers in the media, self-analysis, and analysis by peers were proven to be capable to moderate the vocabulary-related anxieties in students when they communicate in the media with the foreign speakers.
Keywords: Communication in the media, cross-cultural communication, higher education, L2 learning, vocabulary-related anxieties.
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