Research Article

The effect of the drama-based German foreign language course application on motivation and flow experience

Volume: 16 Number: 2 June 24, 2020
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The effect of the drama-based German foreign language course application on motivation and flow experience

Abstract

The investigation of feelings, attitudes, and perceptions with regard to learning a foreign language takes an essential place for learning quality and success. In addition to traditional methods of learning a foreign language, the tendency towards more interactive and student-centered methods such as drama affects the teaching process positively. This study aims to examine the effect of the drama-based German foreign language course application on motivation and flow experience. The study was carried out with drama-based activities for 12 weeks in the “Drama in German Teaching” course at the Department of German Teaching of a state university in Turkey in the fall semester of the 2019 - 2020 academic year. The study was conducted with fourteen 2nd-grade students who took this course. The data were collected using the “Motivation Scale for Learning German” and the “Flow Experience Scale-Short Form” as pretest and posttest. Upon examining the average scores obtained from the scales, significant differences were determined in terms of motivation and flow experience in the drama-based German foreign language course. Accordingly, it was found that students experienced positive emotions against the drama-based German foreign language course and achieved high motivation and also had flow experience.

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English

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Research Article

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Publication Date

June 24, 2020

Submission Date

February 10, 2020

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Year 2020 Volume: 16 Number: 2

APA
İşigüzel, B. (2020). The effect of the drama-based German foreign language course application on motivation and flow experience. Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies, 16(2), 883-895. https://doi.org/10.17263/jlls.759333
AMA
1.İşigüzel B. The effect of the drama-based German foreign language course application on motivation and flow experience. Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies. 2020;16(2):883-895. doi:10.17263/jlls.759333
Chicago
İşigüzel, Bahar. 2020. “The Effect of the Drama-Based German Foreign Language Course Application on Motivation and Flow Experience”. Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies 16 (2): 883-95. https://doi.org/10.17263/jlls.759333.
EndNote
İşigüzel B (June 1, 2020) The effect of the drama-based German foreign language course application on motivation and flow experience. Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies 16 2 883–895.
IEEE
[1]B. İşigüzel, “The effect of the drama-based German foreign language course application on motivation and flow experience”, Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies, vol. 16, no. 2, pp. 883–895, June 2020, doi: 10.17263/jlls.759333.
ISNAD
İşigüzel, Bahar. “The Effect of the Drama-Based German Foreign Language Course Application on Motivation and Flow Experience”. Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies 16/2 (June 1, 2020): 883-895. https://doi.org/10.17263/jlls.759333.
JAMA
1.İşigüzel B. The effect of the drama-based German foreign language course application on motivation and flow experience. Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies. 2020;16:883–895.
MLA
İşigüzel, Bahar. “The Effect of the Drama-Based German Foreign Language Course Application on Motivation and Flow Experience”. Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies, vol. 16, no. 2, June 2020, pp. 883-95, doi:10.17263/jlls.759333.
Vancouver
1.Bahar İşigüzel. The effect of the drama-based German foreign language course application on motivation and flow experience. Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies. 2020 Jun. 1;16(2):883-95. doi:10.17263/jlls.759333