Significant correlations have been observed between the scheduling of language tasks in L2 classrooms and the learners’ L2 attitude and motivation. As such, different task-scheduling methods are used in L2 classrooms to create and sustain learners’ motivation towards learning the L2 to maximize language practice. Blocking and interleaving are two such methods of task scheduling that have been widely discussed in recent times. The present study aimed to examine and trace the differences between the effects of these two task-scheduling methods on L2 motivation during a threemonth- long English-speaking training program. Two groups of Indian undergraduate ESL learners (N=44) were kept in blocked and interleaved conditions, and their attitude and motivation towards English were recorded using the attitude and motivation test battery at several intervals during the study. Although no statistically significant difference in L2 attitude and motivation was observed in the first month, a significant difference between blocking and interleaving in their effect on the stimulus appraisal scales of coping potential and self/social image was recorded in the third month. The findings highlight the importance of task scheduling in L2 classrooms and may provide valuable insights into the specific nature of language practice that can be used to create a highly motivated language classroom.
Abstract Introduction Literature Review SA-based Approach to Motivation Dynamicity of L2 Motivation and Task Effect The Present Study Method Research Design Participants Instrument Elaboration Data Collection and Analysis Scheduling of the Language Tasks (LTs) Results Differences in L2 Attitude and Motivation in the Initial Phase of TS Differences in L2 Attitude and Motivation in the Final Phase of TS Differences in the Progression of L2 Attitude and Motivation Discussion Conclusion Acknowledgements The Authors References
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Task schedulingstimulus appraisalL2 attitude and motivationblocking
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간행물
간행물명
The Journal of AsiaTEFL
간기
계간
pISSN
1738-3102
eISSN
2466-1511
수록기간
2004~2026
등재여부
SCOPUS,KCI 등재
십진분류
KDC 740DDC 420
이 권호 내 다른 논문 / The Journal of AsiaTEFL Vol.20 No.4