Publication Date
12-2017
Date of Final Oral Examination (Defense)
10-11-2017
Type of Culminating Activity
Dissertation
Degree Title
Doctor of Education in Curriculum and Instruction
Department
Curriculum, Instruction, and Foundational Studies
Supervisory Committee Chair
Jonathan Brendefur, Ph.D.
Supervisory Committee Member
Margaret Mulhern, Ph.D.
Supervisory Committee Member
Daryl Rodgers, Ph.D.
Abstract
Because of the complexity and changeability that characterize languages, language learners face a number of various factors in their quest to acquire a new language. Nevertheless, it is the level of motivation and personal attitude toward language learning that will determine their rate of success (Dörnyei & Csizér, 1998). The purpose of this study was to find out (1) whether there was a relationship between the use of visual art in world language instruction and student motivation, and (2) whether student writing skills improved when visual art was used for Content Based Instruction. The study used a mixed method research design to quantitatively analyze student questionnaires, student writing samples and End of Course (EOC) exams, and semiqualitatively analysis of open-ended student surveys. Results from two-way repeated measures ANOVA on the first three instruments did not confirm the existence and significance of any relationship between the use of visual art in language instruction and student motivation toward learning a new language. The student survey, however, showed that most students liked class activities that taught them content matter and required their active participation, such as dialogue presentations and student-produced videos, indicating language instructional activities using the CBI approach were much more effective in increasing student motivation than visual art instruction per se.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.18122/B27Q69
Recommended Citation
Martello, Marilena Bevilacqua, "The Use of Visual Arts in World Language Instruction to Increase Student Motivation and Attitude" (2017). Boise State University Theses and Dissertations. 1342.
https://doi.org/10.18122/B27Q69
Included in
Art Education Commons, Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education Commons, Curriculum and Instruction Commons, Spanish Linguistics Commons