Task engagement and comprehensibility in interaction

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pavel Trofimovich ◽  
Oguzhan Tekin ◽  
Kim McDonough
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Positive Affect ◽  
Time Management ◽  
Social Engagement ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Task Engagement ◽  
Emotional Engagement ◽  
English Speakers ◽  
Peer Ratings ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract This exploratory study examined the relationship between second language (L2) English speakers’ comprehensibility and their interactional behaviors as they engaged in a conversation with fellow L2 speakers. Thirty-six pairs of L2 English university students completed a 10-minute academic discussion task and subsequently rated each other’s comprehensibility. Transcripts of their conversation were coded for eight measures of task engagement, including cognitive/behavioral engagement (idea units, language-related episodes), social engagement (encouragement, responsiveness, task and time management, backchanneling, nodding), and emotional engagement (positive affect). Speakers who showed more encouragement and nodding were perceived as easier to understand, whereas those who produced more frequent language-focused episodes and demonstrated more responsiveness were rated as harder to understand. These findings provide initial evidence for an association between L2 speakers’ interactional behaviors and peer-ratings of comprehensibility, highlighting L2 comprehensibility as a multifaceted and interaction-driven construct.

scholarly journals COUNTRY MATTERS: WELL-BEING AND EMIGRATION PLANS AMONG UNIVERSITY STUDENTS IN SLOVAKIA AND BULGARIA: THE MEDIATION EFFECT OF ROOTEDNESS

2020 ◽  
pp. 107-119
Author(s):  
Frederika Lučanská ◽  
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Oľga Orosová ◽  
Vihra Naydenova ◽  
Jozef Benka ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Two Dimensions ◽  
Mediation Effect ◽  
One Dimension ◽  
Psychological Mechanisms ◽  
The Relationship

The objective of this exploratory study was to examine the relationship between well-being, rootedness and emigration plans (EP) among university students in Slovakia and Bulgaria. It also explored the mediation effect of rootedness in the relationship between well-being and EP. The data were collected throughan online survey (SLiCE 2016). The research sample consisted of 361 university students (M=22.4 years, SD=3.8) from Slovakia (141, 86.5% female) and Bulgaria (220, 69.1% female). Based on their emigration plans, the respondentswere dividedinto two groups;those who do not plan to leave (n=218, 60.4%) and those who plan to leave in the long term (n=143, 39.6%) after they finish university. ForSlovakia, all factors were significantly related toEP. Furthermore, the association between well-being and EP was fully mediated by two dimensions of rootedness with different psychological mechanisms. For Bulgaria, only well-being and onedimension of rootedness,desire for change,were significantly related to EP. It was also found that the association between well-being and EP was partially mediated by only one dimension of rootedness –desire for change. This study highlightsthat rootedness hasa different relationship with other examined factorsin different countries and also that it is necessary to respect the cultural and socio-economic featuresof acountry.

Sense of Authenticity, Affectivity, and Cultural Construal of the Self among Japanese University Students

2007 ◽  
Vol 100 (1) ◽  
pp. 83-86 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masaya Ito ◽  
Masahiro Kodama
Keyword(s):  
Negative Affect ◽  
University Students ◽  
Positive Affect ◽  
The Self ◽  
Positive And Negative Affect ◽  
Japanese University ◽  
Self Construal ◽  
Interdependent Self ◽  
The Relationship

This study examined the relationship between the sense of authenticity and affectivity, which is under the control of the cultural construal of the self. Japanese university students ( N = 287) rated themselves on the Sense of Authenticity Scale, the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule, and the Scale for Independent and Interdependent Construal of the Self. Analysis indicated that the Sense of Authenticity increased Positive Affect and decreased Negative Affect, regardless of the scores on Independent and Interdependent Self-construal.

Mental Health and Thinking Styles in Sternberg's Theory: An Exploratory Study

2010 ◽  
Vol 107 (3) ◽  
pp. 784-794 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guo-Hai Chen ◽  
Li-Fang Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
University Students ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Severity Index ◽  
Thinking Styles ◽  
Type I ◽  
Symptom Checklist ◽  
Health Index ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Voluntary Basis

The relationship between thinking styles, as defined in Sternberg's theory of mental self-government, and mental health was investigated. 583 university students (362 women, 221 men; M age = 21.4 yr., SD = 0.9) in Guangzhou, P. R. China, were invited to fill out the Thinking Styles Inventory–Revised and the Symptom Checklist–90 on a voluntary basis. Results indicated that scores on six of Sternberg's 13 thinking styles were significantly correlated with the Mental Health Index. The hierarchical style (one Type I style) negatively predicted the General Severity Index beyond sex and age, whereas the judicial, anarchic, and internal styles did so positively. The specific ways in which the thinking styles and mental health scales were related to one another supported Zhang and Sternberg's (2006) claim that thinking styles are value-laden. Applications of thinking styles in enhancing mental health are discussed.

scholarly journals THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN UNIVERSITY STUDENTS FREE TIME MANAGEMENT AND ACADEMIC SUCCES

2017 ◽  
Vol Volume 6 (Volume 6 Issue 4) ◽  
pp. 72-82 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emrah SERDAR ◽  
Duygu Harmandar DEMİREL ◽  
Mehmet DEMİREL ◽  
Veli Ozan ÇAKIR
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Time Management ◽  
Free Time ◽  
The Relationship

Ageing and the orchestra: Self-efficacy and engagement in community music-making

2019 ◽  
Vol 47 (6) ◽  
pp. 902-916 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer MacRitchie ◽  
Sandra Garrido
Keyword(s):  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Social Engagement ◽  
Qualitative Interview ◽  
Emotional Engagement ◽  
Community Music ◽  
Intellectual Stimulation ◽  
Music Making ◽  
Personal Connections ◽  
Perceived Challenge ◽  
The Relationship

This study examines the relationship between age, self-efficacy and intellectual, emotional and social engagement in a group of orchestral players who are a mixture of professional and amateur musicians. Using a concurrent triangulation design, quantitative survey data from 23 orchestral players is cross-validated with qualitative interview data from three of these respondents. Results confirm that intellectual stimulation is high for these orchestral players and is a balance between perceived challenge, effort and reward of the musical tasks. In this particular orchestra, it appears that emotional engagement increases with age for amateur players, yet decreases with age for professionals, which may be due to increasing pressures. Although social engagement is high, with players reporting feeling connected as a group whilst making music, new personal connections may be difficult to forge.

scholarly journals Investigation of the Relationship between Free Time Management, Social Media Addiction and Life Satisfaction of University Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic Process

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 85
Author(s):  
Recep Cengiz ◽  
Batuhan Er
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Multivariate Analysis ◽  
University Students ◽  
Analysis Of Variance ◽  
Time Management ◽  
Free Time ◽  
Social Media Addiction ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The Relationship

The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between university students free time management, social media addiction and life satisfaction during the COVID-19 pandemic.The sample group of the study consists of 114 female and 291 male university students. Free Time Management Scale, Social Media Addiction Scale and Life Satisfaction Scale were used as data collection instruments in the research. SPSS 25 package program was used in the analysis of the data; In their statistical representations, arithmetic mean, standard deviation and frequency values are presented. For analysis to the data set; T-Test for Independent Samples, Multivariate Analysis of Variance (MANOVA), One Way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) and Pearson Correlation Test were applied.When the T-Test results for Independent Samples are examined; In terms of gender variable, a significant difference was found in favor of women in the “goal setting and method” sub-dimension of the Free Time Management Scale. When the results of Multivariate Analysis of Variance MANOVA test were examined; In terms of daily social media usage times, a significant difference was found in the sub-dimensions of preoccupation, mood regulation, repetition and conflict of the Social Media Addiction Scale.As a result, it is seen that there is a relationship between university student participants’ free time management and social media addiction. However, no relationship was found between life satisfaction and social media addiction. While a low negative correlation was found between the total score of life satisfaction and the free time management programming sub-dimension, no correlation was found between the sub-dimensions of goal determination and method, assessment and free time attitude.

ÖĞRENCİLERİN ZAMAN YÖNETİMİ BECERİLERİ İLE AKADEMİK BAŞARILARI ARASINDAKİ İLİŞKİ: KARABÜK ÜNİVERSİTESİ

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Burcu Kibar ◽  
Yahya Fidan ◽  
Canan Yıldıran
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
University Students ◽  
Time Management ◽  
Grade Level ◽  
Study Group ◽  
Management Skills ◽  
Spring Semester ◽  
Fourth Class ◽  
The University ◽  
The Relationship

Nowadays, time is being consumed rapidly. Almost everyone is suffering from the lack of time. The only thing that is desired is to evaluate the maximum time for a while. It is possible to manage ourselves in time. Time management ensures is be effective and efficient in one’s work and personal life.Time management consciousness starts from childhood, matures and develops during the university. Especially time management is of vital importance to get good grades in their lecture for university students. So, students must learn how to manage their time and how to improve their time management skills for having well education and business life. The goal of that study is to determine whether there is a relation ship between time management and academic successes of the university students or not. For this purpose, in 2012-2013 spring semester, in Faculty of Tecnical, Faculty of Engineering, Faculty of Letters of Karabük University, students studying in third and fourth class is determined as the study group. The questionnaire was administered to the study group. The questionnaire was created by examining the literature. According to research, is the relationship between time management skills and academic achievement of students. Time management skills vary according to gender, grade level, where they live and they study in üniversity.

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