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    First-Year Japanese learners' perceptions of computerised vs. face-to-face oral testing: Challenges and implications

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    Authors
    Hasegawa, Hiroshi
    Chen, Julian
    Collopy, Teagan
    Date
    2020
    Type
    Book Chapter
    
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    Hasegawa, H. and Chen, J. and Collopy, T. 2020. First-Year Japanese Learners' Perceptions of Computerised vs. Face-to-Face Oral Testing: Challenges and Implications, in Kruk, M. and Peterson, M. (ed): New Technological Applications for Foreign and Second Language Learning and Teaching, chapter 10, pp. 203-220. Hershey, Pennsylvania: IGI Global.
    Source Title
    New technological applications for foreign and second language learning and teaching
    DOI
    10.4018/978-1-7998-2591-3.ch010
    Faculty
    Faculty of Humanities
    School
    School of Education
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/78445
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    This chapter explores the effectiveness of computerised oral testing on Japanese learners’ test experiences and associated affective factors in a Japanese program at the Australian tertiary level. The study investigates (1) Japanese beginners’ attitudes towards the feasibility of utilising a computer-generated program vs. a tutor-fronted oral interview to assess their oral proficiency, and (2) the challenges and implications of computerised oral testing vis-à-vis Japanese beginners. It presents the initial findings of the qualitatively analysed data collected from student responses to open-ended survey questions and follow-up semi-structured interviews. A thematic analysis approach was employed to examine student perceptions of the two different test settings and their effects on students’ oral performance in relation to test anxiety. Despite the fact that computerised oral testing was overall perceived to be beneficial for streamlining the test process and reducing learners’ test anxiety, the findings also identified its limitations.

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