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Measuring L2 Communication Anxiety and L2 Task Performance: A Physiological Approach

Research Project

Project/Area Number 19K00765
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Review Section Basic Section 02100:Foreign language education-related
Research InstitutionFuture University-Hakodate

Principal Investigator

Rivers Damian  公立はこだて未来大学, システム情報科学部, 教授 (00515455)

Project Period (FY) 2019-04-01 – 2022-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2021)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,420,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,020,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥2,860,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥660,000)
KeywordsLanguage Education / Anxiety / Physiological Data / Wearable Technology / Research Methods / L2 Communication / Physiological / Online Learning / Communication / Physiology
Outline of Research at the Start

L2 communication anxiety is the most studied affective variable in foreign language education, but one suffering from methodological neglect with studies limited to self-report measures. In this research, the physiological indicators of autonomic nervous system arousal are measured pre-L2 task, on-L2 task and post-L2 task under experimental conditions within a population of university students. The physiological data will be used to assess causality in relation to L2 task performance providing new insight into the measurement, trajectory and performative impact of L2 communication anxiety.

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This project created the Situation Specific Arousal Analyzer (SSAA) application for the on-off task physiological measurement and tracking of autonomic nervous system arousal. The application can be used on either the OS X or Windows platform and primarily focuses on the calculation of heart rate (HR), heart rate variability (HRV) (time-domain methods, frequency-domain methods, non-linear domain methods), and electrodermal activity (EDA). The interface can be tailored to meet a range of experimental conditions focused on either the micro analysis of arousal in time specific segments during an L2 speaking activity, or relative to longer macro periods of analysis such as across an entire classroom period. For the HRV time-domain, the beat-to-beat interval (NNMean) can be calculated up to once per 0.015625 (1/64) second while for the EDAMean it is possible to capture data once per 0.25 (1/4) second. The SSAA generates and exports these results as tabulated CSV files and visualizations.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

Situation Specific Arousal Analyzer (SSAA)が実施したデータの定量化は、外国語教育不安の研究に適用できるアクセス可能な研究手法の重要な革新を示しています。このインターフェースは、L2スピーキング活動中の特定の時間セグメントにおける覚醒度のミクロ分析、または授業時間全体といったより長いマクロ期間の分析に焦点を当てた、さまざまな実験条件に合わせて調整することが可能です。生成された生理学的データにより、他の変数との相関関係や感情関係を分析することができます。SSAAは、結果を集計したCSVファイルやビジュアライゼーションとして生成・出力します。

Report

(4 results)
  • 2021 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2020 Research-status Report
  • 2019 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (26 results)

All 2022 2021 2020 2019 Other

All Journal Article (16 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 16 results,  Peer Reviewed: 16 results,  Open Access: 3 results) Presentation (7 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 7 results) Book (2 results) Remarks (1 results)

  • [Journal Article] Multimodal Gestalts and Post-pandemic Utopianism: Drum and Bass on the Bike2022

    • Author(s)
      Rivers Damian J.
    • Journal Title

      Frontiers in Communication

      Volume: 7

    • DOI

      10.3389/fcomm.2022.817332

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Stress Mediates the Relationship between Personality and the Affordance of Socially Distanced Online Education2022

    • Author(s)
      Rivers Damian J.
    • Journal Title

      Human Behavior and Emerging Technologies

      Volume: 2022 Pages: 1-12

    • DOI

      10.1155/2022/9719729

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] The Situation Specific Arousal Analyzer: Innovation in the Physiological Assessment of Foreign Language Education Anxiety2022

    • Author(s)
      Rivers Damian J.
    • Journal Title

      Frontiers in Education

      Volume: 7

    • DOI

      10.3389/feduc.2022.802639

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Online Self-Regulated Learning and Achievement in the Era of Change2021

    • Author(s)
      Rivers Damian J.、Nakamura Michiko、Vallance Michael
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Educational Computing Research

      Volume: 60 Issue: 1 Pages: 104-131

    • DOI

      10.1177/07356331211025108

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Metacognitive Knowledge and the Self as Socially Distanced Online Learner: A Virtual Reality Assisted Analysis of Academic Self-Concept2021

    • Author(s)
      Rivers Damian J.、Vallance Michael、Nakamura Michiko
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Educational Technology Systems

      Volume: - Issue: 1 Pages: 87-111

    • DOI

      10.1177/0047239521999779

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] The role of personality traits and online academic self-efficacy in acceptance, actual use and achievement in Moodle2021

    • Author(s)
      Rivers Damian J.
    • Journal Title

      Education and Information Technologies

      Volume: - Issue: 4 Pages: 4353-4378

    • DOI

      10.1007/s10639-021-10478-3

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] A Serial Mediation Approach to Goal Orientations, Learning Strategies and Achievement Outcomes on a Computer-Mediated English Program2021

    • Author(s)
      Rivers Damian J.
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Educational Computing Research

      Volume: - Issue: 7 Pages: 1343-1369

    • DOI

      10.1177/0735633121995903

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Japanese national identity and the positioning of English as opportunity or obstruction2020

    • Author(s)
      Rivers Damian J.
    • Journal Title

      Contemporary Japan

      Volume: 33 Issue: 1 Pages: 41-56

    • DOI

      10.1080/18692729.2020.1792188

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Donald Trump, legitimisation and a new political rhetoric2020

    • Author(s)
      Ross Andrew S.、Rivers Damian J.
    • Journal Title

      World Englishes

      Volume: 39 Issue: 4 Pages: 623-637

    • DOI

      10.1111/weng.12501

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Authority (de)legitimation in the border wall Twitter discourse of President Trump2020

    • Author(s)
      Rivers Damian J.、Ross Andrew S.
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Language and Politics

      Volume: 19 Issue: 5 Pages: 831-856

    • DOI

      10.1075/jlp.19105.riv

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Sport in the new media landscape: Community, participation and discourse2020

    • Author(s)
      Ross Andrew S.、Rivers Damian J.
    • Journal Title

      Discourse, Context & Media

      Volume: 35 Pages: 100378-100378

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.dcm.2020.100378

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Contributions of National Identity and Personality to Foreign Language Communication and Contact Attitudes in Japan2020

    • Author(s)
      Rivers Damian J.
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Language, Identity & Education

      Volume: 19 Issue: 6 Pages: 379-394

    • DOI

      10.1080/15348458.2019.1696684

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Internet Memes, Media Frames, and the Conflicting Logics of Climate Change Discourse2019

    • Author(s)
      Andrew S. Ross and Damian J. Rivers
    • Journal Title

      Environmental Communication

      Volume: 13 Issue: 7 Pages: 975-994

    • DOI

      10.1080/17524032.2018.1560347

    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Walking on Glass: Reconciling Experience and Expectation in Japan. Journal of Language, Identity and Education2019

    • Author(s)
      Damian J. Rivers
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Language, Identity and Education

      Volume: 18 Issue: 6 Pages: 377-388

    • DOI

      10.1080/15348458.2019.1674149

    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Strava as a Discursive Field of Practice: Technological Affordances and Mediated Cycling Motivations2019

    • Author(s)
      Damian J. Rivers
    • Journal Title

      Discourse, Context and Media

      Volume: 34 Pages: 100345-100345

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.dcm.2019.100345

    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] “This channel has more subs from rival fans than Arsenal fans”: Arsenal Fan TV, Football Fandom and Banter in the New Media Era2019

    • Author(s)
      Damian J. Rivers and Andrew S. Ross
    • Journal Title

      Sport in Society: Culture, Commerce, Media, Politics

      Volume: - Issue: 6 Pages: 867-885

    • DOI

      10.1080/17430437.2019.1706492

    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Innovation in the physiological analysis of foreign language education anxiety: The Situation Specific Arousal Analyzer (SSAA)2022

    • Author(s)
      Rivers Damian J.
    • Organizer
      15th International Conference on e-Learning & Innovative Pedagogies
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] The physiological assessment of situation specific anxiety in education2022

    • Author(s)
      Rivers Damian J.
    • Organizer
      16th annual International Technology, Education and Development Conference (INTED)
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Unconscious incompetence and resistance to professional development in Japanese higher education2022

    • Author(s)
      Rivers Damian J.、Vallance Michael
    • Organizer
      16th annual International Technology, Education and Development Conference (INTED)
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Cognitive and Social Antecedents of Academic Success2019

    • Author(s)
      Damian J. Rivers
    • Organizer
      Twelfth International Conference on e-Learning & Innovative Pedagogies
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Motivational Affordances and ICT Design in an Online Social Fitness Network.2019

    • Author(s)
      Damian J. Rivers
    • Organizer
      Tenth International Conference on Sport & Society
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] The Conflicting Logics of Climate Change Discourse: The Interplay of Internet Memes and Media Frames2019

    • Author(s)
      Andrew S. Ross and Damian J. Rivers
    • Organizer
      Australian and New Zealand Communication Association (ANZCA) Conference
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Deflection as a Communication Strategy: A Corpus Analysis of President Trump’s Twitter Behaviour2019

    • Author(s)
      Damian J. Rivers and Andrew S. Ross
    • Organizer
      Australian and New Zealand Communication Association (ANZCA) Conference
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Book] Discourses of (De)Legitimization: Participatory Cultures in Digital Contexts2019

    • Author(s)
      Andrew S. Ross and Damian J. Rivers
    • Total Pages
      366
    • Publisher
      Routledge
    • ISBN
      9781138578753
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
  • [Book] Political Cartoons as Creative Insurgency: Delegitimization in the Culture of Convergence2019

    • Author(s)
      Damian J. Rivers
    • Total Pages
      33
    • Publisher
      Routledge
    • ISBN
      9781138578753
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
  • [Remarks] The Situation Specific Arousal Analyzer (SSAA)

    • URL

      https://www.ssaa.online/

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report

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Published: 2019-04-18   Modified: 2023-01-30  

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