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How the Effects of Foreign Language Enjoyment, Anxiety, Boredom and Peace of Mind on Attitude/Motivation Change With Skill Level, Academic Achievement and Age: A Moderated Mediation Model

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, Volume 35, Issue 4, Page 2010-2025, November 2025.
ABSTRACT The current study used moderated mediation models to investigate the direct and indirect effects of Foreign Language Enjoyment (FLE), Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety (FLCA), Foreign Language Peace of Mind (FLPOM), and Foreign Language Boredom (FLB), as well as the moderating effects of skill level, academic achievement, and age on the ...
Jean‐Marc Dewaele, Elouise Botes
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Young Language Learners’ Perceptions of Homework: Contrasting the Views of Children Who Find Homework Least and Most Boring

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, Volume 35, Issue 4, Page 2274-2286, November 2025.
ABSTRACT Homework is a widely institutionalized practice in education settings across the globe. However, little research has been conducted about homework associated with language learning. As homework is often set by teachers and its submission is mostly mandatory, an investigation into learners’ perceptions is important against the advocacy of ...
Art Tsang, Wai‐Kan Lam, Benjamin Luke Moorhouse   +2 more
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Research on Human Resource Management of Anxiety in Interviews

SHS Web of Conferences, 2014
According to descriptive statistics, we figure out GPA (Grand-Point Average) of anxiety is 103.58, and standard deviation is 14.36 when we adopt FLCAS to measure university students’ anxiety.
Ying Lv
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Beyond immersion: Investigating the impact of SVVR on FLCA in a Chinese EFL speaking class

Acta Psychologica
Although spherical video-based virtual reality (SVVR) has demonstrated efficacy in enhancing English-as-a-foreign-language (EFL) learning outcomes, its impact on foreign language classroom anxiety (FLCA) within speaking contexts remains underexplored. This mixed methods study implemented a 16-week experiential learning (EL)-based SVVR intervention to ...
Ying, Ye, Bin, Shen, Michael Yi-Chao, Jiang, Morris Siu-Yung, Jong   +3 more
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A comparison of the effects of AI‐based chatbots and peer interactions on speaking anxiety among EFL learners

Future in Educational Research, Volume 3, Issue 2, Page 224-238, June 2025.
Abstract Although speaking anxiety plays a significant role in English as a foreign language (EFL) learning, research indicates that English speaking anxiety stands out as a crucial problem that EFL learners experience. Integrating technology into the EFL contexts may help learners significantly, and artificial intelligence‐based (AI‐based) chatbots ...
Meltem Ballıdağ, Selami Aydın
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Sign language for all? Profile and retention of students in a beginner sign language program

The Modern Language Journal, Volume 109, Issue 1, Page 216-233, Spring 2025.
Abstract Around the globe, beginner sign language programs have seen surging enrolments in recent years. Yet relatively few learners progress to higher‐level sign language study. In this article, we explore factors shaping retention and attrition among a cohort of 70 beginner Australian Sign Language (Auslan) students studying in a vocational education
Louisa Willoughby, Adam Schembri, Jess Kruk   +2 more
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Zooming into the L2 Speech Fluency Markers of Anxious and Non-Anxious Advanced L2 Learners – an Extreme Case Sampling Report

Research in Language, 2023
The study examines selected temporal markers of L2 utterance fluency in the speech of advanced L2 learners who exhibit high (HLA) and low (LLA) language anxiety levels. Out of the pool of 59 participants, six HLA and six LLA individuals were selected for
Magdalena Szyszka, Pekka Lintunen
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Foreign language enjoyment overcomes anxiety and boredom to boost oral proficiency in the first year of English foreign language learning

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, Volume 35, Issue 1, Page 152-167, February 2025.
Abstract The current study investigates the effect of three foreign language learner emotions on the amount of gain in oral proficiency over one school year of 159 eleven‐year‐old pupils starting English foreign language classes in France. Previous cross‐sectional studies have shown positive relationships between foreign language enjoyment (FLE) and ...
Jean‐Marc Dewaele, Delphine Guedat‐Bittighoffer, Marie‐Ange Dat   +2 more
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Examining the Validity of FLCAS and Predictive Factors in Chinese Language Learning Anxiety [PDF]

Journal of the National Council of Less Commonly Taught Languages
This study validates the Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale (FLCAS) for Chinese language learning among U.S. college students and examines key socio-cultural elements of Foreign Language Anxiety (FLA). These elements include demographic information
Yiping Zhang, M. Shane Tutwiler
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EFL Students’ Attitudes toward Public Speaking and Anxiety in Speaking Impromptu Speech

CaLLs: Journal of Culture, Arts, Literature, and Linguistics, 2019
This study aims to examine students’ attitudes towards public speaking class and the possible causes that lead them to have anxiety in performing impromptu speech.
Ali Imron, Winda Candra Hantari
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