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STUDY Two
less frequently done. However, it is interesting why only a small number of
students like chatting with others in English. One would assume that this is
not a particularly time-consuming activity, and still, it is less favored by stu¬
dents than some other activities. The reason behind this could be that chatting
with others in an L2 requires a certain kind of openness, therefore, a certain
type of personality too.
In this section, it is investigated whether there are statistically significant
differences between students’ responses based on the different background
variables using independent samples t-tests. First, the gender differences in the
frequency of engagement in EE activities are examined (Table 13). For space-sav¬
ing reasons, only statistically significant differences are included in Table 13.
Table 13. Results of independent samples t-test investigating gender-related
differences among participants concerning the frequency of EE engagement
Boys (n=118) | Girls (n=207)
EE activities t P d
M SD M SD
1. EE watching series 3.46 | 1.31 | 4.12 | 1.10 | -4.61 | <.001* | .56
2. EE watching tutorial .39
en watching THTorta 3.52 | 1.25 | 3.02 | 1.28 | 3.38 | .oo1*
videos
7. EE watching movies 3.15 | 1.26 | 3.73 | 1.14 | -4.18 | <.001* | .48
14. EE watchi
watemng gamerse | 3.03 | 1.65 | 1.54 | 116 | 8.67 | <.oo1* | 1.10
Twitch
16. EE watching TikTok .56
ET | 305 | 1.84 | 4.00 | 1.60 | -4.68 | <.001°
videos
3. EE playing video games 4.42 ] 1.13 | 2.44 | 1.53 | 13.26 | <.001* | 1.41
8. EE reading blogs 2.65 | 1.42 | 3.09 | 1.43 | -2.66 | .008* | .31
10. EE readi t 40
mwas posse 3.92 | 1.51 | 4.41 | 1.08 | -3.14 | .002*
Instagram
11. EE reading books 1.63 | 1.04 | 2.22 | 1.33 | -4.18 | <.001* | .48
17. EE reading newspapers 1.60 1.13 1.90 1.17 | -2.27 | .024* | .26
Note. Statistical significance level of t-tests: *p<.05
It becomes apparent from Table 13 that girls watch series and movies, and
watch videos on TikTok significantly more often than boys. In addition, girls
enjoy reading English-language blogs and following English-language Instagram
posts. Also, in terms of English-language newspapers and books, girls pursue
these EE activities significantly more frequently than boys. Of the statistical¬
ly significant differences, boys achieved a higher average than girls in only two
cases: playing English-language video games and watching streams related to
video games (e.g., gameplays on Twitch, a streaming platform primarily focused
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