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http://dx.doi.org/10.22156/CS4SMB.2021.11.11.312

Ineffective English Learning in the Family Field during the COVID-19 Pandemic  

Gou, Wenyan (Department of English Education, Jeonbuk National University)
Kim, Jungyin (Department of English Education, Jeonbuk National University)
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Journal of Convergence for Information Technology / v.11, no.11, 2021 , pp. 312-326 More about this Journal
Abstract
Building on the framework of language socialization [10] in language learning and use, the present study examines the environmental factors involved in four college students' English learning in the situated place of the home during the COVID-19 pandemic. Using narrative inquiry, this study implements a time-series analysis to investigate undergraduates' online English learning in a rural area of northwest China. The data were collected via oral and written narration, semi-structured interviews, and class documents. Leveraging the field-habitus theories, the findings reveal that each of the students had a different habitus in the family field that influenced their English learning at home between March to July of 2020. Ultimately, all four students felt that their habitus made their online English learning ineffective and expressed that they did not wish to continue learning at home. The findings imply that it is important for rural parents to pay more attention to building college students' learning environments and helping students cultivate a strong learning habitus in the family field in northwest China.
Keywords
Language socialization; Family field; Habitus; Chinese rural undergraduates; English learning in the situated place of home;
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