This paper presents survey data from an English for Specific Purposes (ESP) class using an
online fantasy sports league as the primary course component. The goals of the study were to
(a) determine students’ perceptions regarding how effective fantasy sports were in facilitating
interactive negotiation, and (b) which functions of negotiating meaning were most used. In the
last class, students completed a twenty-six item, four-point Likert survey which reflected the goals
of the study. Each response category was assigned a numerical value which allowed for quantified
results to be obtained, thereby showing to what degree students agreed with each item or their
perceived frequency of use. Responses showed that students agreed to a fairly high degree that
fantasy sports facilitated negotiation of meaning. Students also responded that clarification was
the most used function of negotiation of meaning, followed by comprehension and confirmation,
respectively.
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