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Showing 1 to 20 of 25 for “"Language Anxiety"”.
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Foreign Language Anxiety Among Japanese International Students in the U.S.
<p>This study aims to investigate the foreign language anxieties Japanese international students at American universities have and the relationship between these anxieties and length of stay in the U.S. 151 Japanese international students answered a modified version of the Foreign Language …
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Fostering Environments to Support Students with Second Language Anxiety and Stress
… capstone project aims to explore the impacts of language anxiety and different ways teachers can foster supportive environments for language learners. Research identified several problems language learners encounter that increase anxiety, including lower achievement, low language confidence, poor …
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Strategies to Reduce Foreign Language Anxiety in Adult EFL Students of the European Union
<p>One of paradoxes in adult foreign language learning is that older learners must communicate in the very language, in this case English, they struggle to acquire. The discomfort that arises from needing to use deficient or non-existent skills in a new language is more acutely felt in adults than …
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The Effect Of Using Board Games In Reducing Language Anxiety And Improving Oral Performance
Many English as a second language (ESL) learners feel anxiety about speaking English, and their oral performance is affected in this situation. This study aims to determine the effect of using board games on the improvement of ESL students’ oral performance. Task-based instruction and communicative …
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Exploring the Nature of Language Anxiety: Experiences of NonNative EnglishSpeaking College Students in the United States
<p>The thought of learning another language makes some people cringe, while others display neutral to positive reactions. To understand the complex experiences of students learning a new language, this study investigated the affective psychological development encompassing language anxiety (LA) …
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The Interaction between Affect and Meta-cognition in Language Use : The Case of Foreign Language Anxiety.
… by Bachman and Palmer's (1996) model of language use. Anxiety is used to operationalize the concept of affect and develop an empirical model of interaction between meta-cognitive strategies, affect and language performance. The theoretical part examines the use of concepts of affect and …
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A Mixed Methods Investigation of Foreign Language Anxiety and Anxiety-Reducing Strategies in the Saudi Context
Foreign Language Anxiety (FLA) holds great significance in the field of applied linguistics since learning a new language is the integration of body, mind, and emotions; focusing on one part only would never offer a full understanding of the learning process (Damasio, 2006; Young, 1999). Horwitz, …
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Shyness and EFL learning in Taiwan : a study of shy and non-shy college students' use of strategies, foreign language anxiety, motivation, and willingness to communicate
… are two critical predictors, whereas foreign language anxiety and willingness to communicate often influence learners' performance in L2 communication. This study examined the interrelationship among shyness, L2 learning strategy use, L2 learning motivation, foreign language anxiety, and …
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The Effects Of Anxiety On Second Language Acquisition
Anxiety occurs in second/foreign language learning. A large body of previous research has demonstrated the effect of language anxiety on second/foreign language learning. Many studies have found anxiety has a debilitating effect on language learning. Factors associated with anxiety have also been …
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Emotions in language learning: applying affective research in English Language Teaching
… on the influence of affective features in language learning shows that students’ attitudes and motivation appear to be the most critical factor for success in language learning (Day, Gardner & MacIntyre, 1992). This paper aims at providing language teachers with tools that allow them to …
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Mother Tongue Interference in English Language Pronunciation of the Chinese Immigrant in the United States
<p>English is one of the most widely used languages in the world. As an unofficial lingua franca, it serves a key role in cross-cultural communication. Chinese immigrants in the US will certainly encounter many difficulties in acquiring L2 proficiency. Some of these challenges are tied to 1) …
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La influencia positiva o negativa de la motivación, autoestima y ansiedad en el proceso de aprendizaje de los estudiantes de la materia Inglés Intermedio Intensivo I del Departamento de Idiomas Extranjeros de la Facultad de Ciencias y Humanidades de la Universidad de El Salvador
Some people learn English as a second or foreign language all over the world so it has become an appealing topic to study. Then it was found out there are some factors are present throughout the process, for example: social factors, learning styles, native language, affective factors, and so on. …
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Teaching English for the first time: anxiety among Japanese elementary-school teachers
English language education officially started in Japanese elementary schools in 2009. Homeroom teachers, whether experienced or not, are responsible for teaching the subject to students. Additionally, teachers are often required to team-teach with a native English speaker. It is plausible that …
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Foreign Language Student Anxiety and Expected Testing Method: Face-to-Face Versus Computer Mediated Testing
… overwhelming; affective factors, in particular anxiety, do affect students who are learning a second or foreign language. Foreign language anxiety can affect students' achievement and desire to continue their studies. Instructors want their students to succeed and want them to continue. …
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The challenges for international students encountering New Zealand English and Te Reo Māori
This study explores the language challenges that international students face in New Zealand's tertiary education system, focusing on the combined impact of New Zealand English (NZE) and te reo Māori. While many studies have looked at the difficulties of understanding NZE or the role of te reo Māori …
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An ESL Instructor's Guidebook for Reducing Test Anxiety at the Community College Level Through Exploring Alternatives in Assessment
… purpose of this project is to decrease test anxiety within ESL community college students by providing their instructors with a guidebook for implementing alternatives in assessment. Chapter one dives right into the problem of ESL students experiencing test anxiety. At the community college …
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Learning French pronunciation outside the classroom: a sound pedagogical experience?
… have revolutionised the way people learn. In language learning, using a web-conferencing system is a relatively new development, and acquiring pronunciation skills in a virtual environment even more so. The central question of this exploratory study is whether learning pronunciation outside …
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Factors that Impact EFL Acquisition in Cape Verde
… the factors that impact English as a foreign language acquisition in Cape Verde. While in Cape Verde students are taught English as a foreign language (EFL from now on) for many years, upon graduation many of them are unable to have basic conversations in English. As a result, many students in …
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Effects of task values, attributions, and cultural constructs on foreign language use anxiety among international teaching assistants
… attributions, cultural constructs and foreign language use anxiety using expectancy-value theory, attribution theory, and Triandis’ (1995) cultural constructs model (i.e., individualism versus collectivism) as its theoretical bases. This study explores how perceptions and values of foreign …
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Minority Language Advising in the Workplace: Contextual Practices, Relational Knowing, Mandate, and Change
An investigation of minority language advising in the organisational context is carried out in this thesis. The focus is on Irish language support for employees mandated by the Official Languages Act, 2003 to provide public services through Irish. The research participants are adult second-language …
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