A Study on Chinese College Students’ Acceptance of Using Rain Classroom to Have Online English Courses During the COVID-19 Outbreak

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

This study investigated Chinese college EFL learners’ perceptions of Rain Classroom, a technology adopted for online English learning and instruction, by applying the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology 2 (UTAUT2) model in order to determine what factors affected students’ perceptions a nd intentions to use it. This study analyzed the correlation between the variables of UTAUT2 and students’ acceptance of using Rain Classroom as a tool for delivering online College English courses during the outbreak of Covid-19 pandemic in Beijing, China. The results from the analysis of data revealed that performance expectancy (PE), facilitating conditions (FC) and hedonic motivation (HM) all played a significant role in influencing college students’ continuance intention to use Rain Classroom for their future online study. Among these, HM was the strongest determinant of the future intention to use Rain Classroom. The constructs of effort expectancy (EE) and social influence (SI), however, did not have a significant impact on behavioral intention of college EFL students regarding Rain Classroom adoption. Practical implications and possible future study directions were also proposed based on the research findings.

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