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The Role of Relevance in Group Work Among Learners of French as a Foreign Language: An Arcs Model Perspective

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  • Saidah Ismail

    (Akademi Pengajian Bahasa, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam)

  • Haslinda Md Isa*

    (Akademi Pengajian Bahasa, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam)

  • Norliza Che Mustafa

    (Akademi Pengajian Bahasa, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam)

  • Nazurah Izzati Yazid

    (Akademi Pengajian Bahasa, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam)

  • Noor Hanim Rahmat

    (Fakulti Bahasa dan Linguistik, Universiti Malaya)

Abstract

This study investigates the influence of relevance in group work on learners’ attention, satisfaction, and confidence using Keller's ARCS motivational model in the context of foreign language learning. A quantitative survey design of 35 items covering four constructs: relevance, attention, satisfaction, and confidence, was adapted from Keller (1979), Bateman et al. (2002), and Studnicka (2023). Data were collected from 169 undergraduate French learners from a public university in Malaysia and analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Significant positive relationships were found between relevance and all three variables. The relationship between relevance and attention scored the strongest correlation (r=.927) and (p=

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  • Saidah Ismail & Haslinda Md Isa* & Norliza Che Mustafa & Nazurah Izzati Yazid & Noor Hanim Rahmat, 2026. "The Role of Relevance in Group Work Among Learners of French as a Foreign Language: An Arcs Model Perspective," International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS), vol. 10(2), pages 4035-4055, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:bcp:journl:v:10:y:2026:i:2:p:4035-4055
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