| Summary: | 博士 === 國立雲林科技大學 === 資訊管理系 === 107 === English has become a common language for international communication. Nevertheless learners of English as a second language (ESL) or English as a foreign language (EFL) usually think that language learning is difficult and boring, and they often feel anxious about it. Therefore, many scholars have pointed out the importance of motivation and anxiety in language learning. They have also indicated the advantages of integrating learning content into a mobile-assisted English learning system environment. However, few studies have simultaneously explored the impacts of a mobile-assisted English learning system on motivation and English anxiety in elementary school students. This study aims to explore these factors in the English learning achievement of elementary school students by using a mobile-assisted English learning system that includes interesting and interactive games. This study also tries to improve students' learning motivation and decrease English anxiety through the mobile-assisted English learning system. This quasi-experimental design required 6 weeks to collect data from participants. A total of 79 students participated in the experiment; they were divided into an experimental group and a control group. The students in the experimental group used a mobile-assisted English learning system to learn, fill out a questionnaire and evaluate whether the system operation and their motivation, English anxiety, and perceived usefulness affected their learning achievement. The experimental results indicate that the mobile-assisted English learning system benefits students' learning achievement and motivation and can reduce their English anxiety. Moreover, students with higher levels of English anxiety improve more than those with lower levels of English anxiety, and higher levels of perceived usefulness result in better learning achievement. These findings could be used as a reference for relevant instructors to find better assisted learning tools and improve students' learning achievement.
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