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标题：The effect of simulation on middle school students’ perceptions of classroom activities and their foreign language achievement: A mixed-methods approach
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作者：Akram Sharifi ; Afsaneh Ghanizadeh ; Safoura Jahedizadeh 等
期刊名称：International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education
印刷版ISSN：1307-9298
出版年度：2017
卷号：9
期号：3
页码：667-680
语种：English
出版社：International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education
其他摘要：The present study delved into a language learning model in the domain of English as a foreign language (EFL), i.e., simulation. The term simulation is used to describe the activity of producing conditions which are similar to real ones. We hypothesized that simulation plays a role in middle school students’ perceptions of classroom activities (i.e., interest, challenge, choice, and joy). It was also conjectured that simulation affects foreign language achievement. To do so, the study utilized an experimental design consisting of 51 female participants (25 learners in the control group and 26 students in the experimental group). The results demonstrated the positive role of simulation in students’ perceptions of classroom activities and their language achievement. A semi- structured interview was also held at the end of the study with a number of students in experimental group to investigate student’s attitudes and emotional reactions towards simulation.