Informal digital learning of English and strategic competence for cross-cultural communication: Perception of varieties of English as a mediator
Informal digital learning of English and strategic competence for cross-cultural communication: Perception of varieties of English as a mediator
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10.1017/s0958344019000181
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发表时间：
2020-01-01
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4.5
通讯作者：
Lee, Ju Seong
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作者：
Lee, Ju Seong
本研究探讨了非正式数字化英语学习（IDLE）、跨文化交际策略能力和英语变体感知之间的潜在联系。共有266名没有海外经历的韩国大学生填写了一份问卷调查。还进行了后续半结构化访谈，以补充定量数据。结构方程模型的结果表明，英语变体知觉在IDLE与跨文化交际策略能力之间起中介作用。定性数据还证实，没有海外经验的EFL学生倾向于采取更有效的跨文化交际策略时，他们的看法不同的英语品种变得更加积极，通过他们的参与IDLE活动。这些结果可以为英语教学研究者和教师如何更好地为当代英语学习者在多元文化环境中的跨文化互动做好准备提供教学见解，无论是在数字环境还是面对面环境中。
This exploratory study examined the potential connections between informal digital learning of English (IDLE), strategic competence for cross-cultural communication and perception of varieties of English. A total of 266 Korean EFL university students, who had no overseas experience, filled in a questionnaire survey. Follow-up semi-structured interviews were also carried out to complement the quantitative data. Results of structural equation modelling showed that perception of varieties of English mediated the relationship between IDLE and strategic competence for cross-cultural communication. The qualitative data also confirmed that EFL students without overseas experience tended to adopt more effective cross-cultural communication strategies when their perception of different varieties of English became more positive through their engagement in IDLE activities. These results can offer pedagogical insights into how ELT researchers and teachers can better prepare contemporary English learners for cross-cultural interactions in multicultural environments, whether in digital or face-to-face milieus.