Reducing Foreign Language Class Speaking Anxiety
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Reducing Foreign Language Class Speaking Anxiety
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Author : Erika Spadafora
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1998
Reducing Foreign Language Class Speaking Anxiety written by Erika Spadafora and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Second language acquisition categories.
"According to research, Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety hinders students in second language acquisition. Foreign language anxiety is most hindering to students' success when they are performing speaking activities. Anxiety affects students' ability to receive input, process input, and produce an oral response. There is concrete evidence in recent research that lowering students' foreign language anxiety will improve their ability to be more successful in the second language classroom. This project sought to prove that anxiety-reducing strategies would reduce student anxiety and increase student scores on speaking tests. Based on the scores of additional tests and the results of the Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale, the students' anxiety scores showed a decrease and the speaking test scores showed an increase"--Author's abstract.
Reducing Language Anxiety Promoting Learner Motivation A Practical Guide For Teachers Of English As A Foreign Language
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Author : Fakieh Alrabai
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
Release Date : 2014-05-19
Reducing Language Anxiety Promoting Learner Motivation A Practical Guide For Teachers Of English As A Foreign Language written by Fakieh Alrabai and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-05-19 with Education categories.
This guide book is designed in response to the overwhelming need to find some practical techniques to control learners foreign language anxiety and to promote their motivation to learn English as a foreign language. Anxiety-controlling strategies provided in this guide are practical means developed to tackle anxiety sources that usually stem from learner's characteristics, learner's beliefs about learning a foreign language, teacher's characteristics, language testing, classroom atmosphere, learning procedures, etc. Motivation-promoting strategies involve those targeting situation-specific learner motivational dispositions, such as developing a positive relationship with learners; and promoting learner curiosity, self-confidence, and autonomy.
Targeting And Reducing Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety
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Author : Kristie M. Scriba
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2017
Targeting And Reducing Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety written by Kristie M. Scriba and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017 with Anxiety categories.
"The research questions for this Action Research Capstone based upon the literature review are: 1) How does Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety relate to the Interpersonal, Interpretive and Presentational Modes of language learning including the specific language skills of Reading, Writing, Listening and Speaking? 2) What methods are most effective in reducing FLCA for [beginning and intermediate high school] second language students?"--Leaf 13. "The investigation has resulted in three major conclusions based upon the data collected. The data shows that FLCA exists for the majority of students at some point during language learning process. The student can experience FLCA based upon a wide variety of factors, including skill assignments and academic relationships. Language anxieties are often related to language learning skills and students may experience these anxieties based upon student personality, the lack of preparedness, the skill itself, the complexity of the skill assignment, negative academic relationships and more. With support, students can identify FLCA and develop strategies to alleviate the anxieties associated with language learning skills"--Leaf 43.
Foreign Language Anxiety And The Advanced Language Learner
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Author : Zsuzsa Tóth
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Release Date : 2010-08-11
Foreign Language Anxiety And The Advanced Language Learner written by Zsuzsa Tóth and has been published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-08-11 with Foreign Language Study categories.
Does anxiety about learning and using a foreign language decline as learners become more competent in the target language, or is anxiety also relevant at higher levels of proficiency? This is the question Foreign Language Anxiety and the Advanced Language Learner sets out to explore. The aim of the book is to give readers an insight into what role anxiety plays in the language learning and communication processes of advanced language learners. Specifically, the study examines how advanced EFL learners’ foreign language anxiety (FLA) can be characterized; how anxiety relates to other individual differences (cognitive, affective, personality); and explores the relationship between FLA and various aspects of learners’ performance and communication experience in the target language. The research context is Hungary. The findings, however, are not confined to the Hungarian EFL setting. In addition to making a contribution to the clarification of some unresolved issues in language anxiety research—including the role of proficiency in the development of anxiety, the relationship between anxiety and other learner variables, and the much-debated question of whether or not anxiety accounts for differential success in L2 learning—this study has important implications for language teachers as well.
Foreign Language Anxiety Conceptual Foundations Selected Effects And Causes And How To Reduce It
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Author : Isabell Horn
language : en
Publisher: GRIN Verlag
Release Date : 2024-02-22
Foreign Language Anxiety Conceptual Foundations Selected Effects And Causes And How To Reduce It written by Isabell Horn and has been published by GRIN Verlag this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-02-22 with Foreign Language Study categories.
Seminar paper from the year 2021 in the subject Didactics for the subject English - Pedagogy, Literature Studies, grade: 1,0, LMU Munich, course: Second Language Acquisition, language: English, abstract: This seminar paper will take a look at several definitions and dimensions of anxiety in general, and then continue to elucidate the concept of foreign language anxiety in depth with the foundations of Horwitz et al. (1986). It will be examined how anxiety can manifest itself and also how it can be diagnosed and measured by means of an instrument which was also developed by Horwitz et al. Moreover, it will be explained in what way anxiety can affect second language acquisition and also what some potential causes and sources are. The last section of this paper will focus on some of the guidelines and strategies that can be adopted by teachers, but also by students, in order to minimize feelings of anxiety. In this context, these will be brought into question and reflected upon. In order to understand foreign language anxiety in a broader context, the fundamental aspects of anxiety, in general, will be discussed in the following section.
Language Anxiety
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Author : Elaine Kolker Horwitz
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1991
Language Anxiety written by Elaine Kolker Horwitz and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
"Finally a comprehensive discussion of language anxiety, this collection of papers considers the points of view of teachers and students as well as of theorists and researchers. What is language anxiety? How does it affect language learners? How is it related to other types of anxiety? What can teachers and program directors do to minimize language anxiety in their classrooms? These and other issues are addressed in this landmark text." -- Back cover.
Foreign Language Learning Anxiety In China
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Author : Deyuan He
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2018-01-18
Foreign Language Learning Anxiety In China written by Deyuan He and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-01-18 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
Already the focus of much interest for 50 years, the study of foreign language learning anxiety (FLLA) still remains a popular research topic among scholars in Western countries. FLLA is believed to be an important cause of students’ “dumb English”. Considering the paucity of monographs on FLLA in China, this book represents an important step towards filling this gap. The author uses his PhD dissertation as a foundation for reviewing and discussing previous literature, as well as the current status of and major issues concerning FLLA worldwide. The book explores FLLA in China by using innovative triangulated research methodology, combining both quantitative and qualitative methods, namely surveys, focused interviews, and classroom observations. It also highlights the significance and implications of the research results and predicts the future of global FLLA research with a particular focus on China. Readers will discover the latest developments and issues concerning FLLA, causes of FLLA, and verified, effective strategies for alleviating such anxiety.
Overcoming Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety
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Author : Jinyan Huang
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2012
Overcoming Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety written by Jinyan Huang and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with Anxiety categories.
Foreign language anxiety and language-skill-specific anxiety are widely used to describe the feeling of tension and apprehension, which is specifically associated with foreign language learning contexts, including listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Foreign language classroom anxiety (FLCA) is related to foreign language anxiety and language-skill-specific anxiety, and fairly recently identified as distinguished from other forms of anxiety. FLCA is a more general type of anxiety in learning a foreign language with a strong speaking anxiety element; and low self-confidence is identified as an important component of its construct. Research shows that FLCA is a complex, multi-dimensional phenomenon; it has many potential sources; and it interferes with the acquisition, retention, and production of a foreign language. This book examines the dynamics of FLCA phenomena.
A Study Of The Impact Of Foreign Language Anxiety On Tertiary Students Oral Performance
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Author : Lowana Phillips
language : en
Publisher: Open Dissertation Press
Release Date : 2017-01-26
A Study Of The Impact Of Foreign Language Anxiety On Tertiary Students Oral Performance written by Lowana Phillips and has been published by Open Dissertation Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-01-26 with categories.
This dissertation, "A Study of the Impact of Foreign Language Anxiety on Tertiary Students' Oral Performance" by Lowana, Phillips, was obtained from The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong) and is being sold pursuant to Creative Commons: Attribution 3.0 Hong Kong License. The content of this dissertation has not been altered in any way. We have altered the formatting in order to facilitate the ease of printing and reading of the dissertation. All rights not granted by the above license are retained by the author. Abstract: Abstract of thesis entitled A Study of the Impact of Foreign Language Anxiety on Tertiary Students' Oral Performance submitted by Lowana Phillips for the degree of Master of Arts (Applied Linguistics) at the University of Hong Kong August, 2005 Speaking in a foreign language class, especially in front of others, can be a significant anxiety inducing task for the language learner. Therefore it is important to consider how anxiety affects the foreign language learner. Although there is a large body of research on anxiety and speaking, the specific area of public speaking for Chinese learners of English is relatively untouched. This study investigates the impact that anxiety may have on the assessment of public speaking proficiency and on how students feel about their oral performance. The Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale (FLCAS; Horwitz, Horwitz, & Cope, 1986) was used to select four high anxiety and four low anxiety, tertiary-level students from four English language classes at the University of Hong Kong (N=62). The eight students gave stimulated recall and interview comments after watching their videoed presentations. Twelve FLCAS statements were selected as relevant to giving a presentation, and student responses to the selected statements were used as the basis for interview questions. Three different teachers graded each presentation. There were no significant correlations between grade and anxiety level. The highest and lowest grades were given to two high anxiety students with very similar levels of anxiety. However, there were significant differences between high and low anxiety students' perceptions of performance. Overall, the low anxiety students showed a more positive attitude towards giving a presentation in terms of foreign language learning attitude, speaking, and evaluation. The findings suggest that the relationship between foreign language anxiety and oral performance is not always clear cut, and that increased anxiety does not necessarily mean decreased oral proficiency. Despite this it may be necessary for foreign language teachers to be more aware of helping students make use of and reduce their anxieties, and help students improve their attitude towards language learning. DOI: 10.5353/th_b3164957 Subjects: Speech anxiety - China - Hong Kong English language - Study and teaching - Cantonese speakers
Individual Freedom In Language Teaching
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Author : Christopher Brumfit
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2013-12-02
Individual Freedom In Language Teaching written by Christopher Brumfit and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-12-02 with Study Aids categories.
The book draws upon linguistic, psychological, philosophical, and sociolinguistic principles and uses practical examples from second, foreign, and mother tongue teaching. It attempts to integrate theoretical and empirical work with the practical needs of institutions and of teachers without losing sight of learners' needs for free personal choice combined with effective communication.