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An investigation into anxiety levels and english learning outcomes of high school students with a particular focus on grade nine

Discover Education
The aim of this study was to explore the connection between students’ anxiety levels during language classes and their performance on English achievement exams. A random sampling method was employed to select participants.
Obsa Kebede Wakuma
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Speaking-related foreign language anxiety in adolescent EFL learners: Contributing factors and pedagogical implications

East European Journal of Psycholinguistics
Foreign language anxiety (FLA) is a situation-specific form of anxiety that impairs communicative competence and hinders language learning, especially among adolescent learners.
Ivana Juríková
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Unraveling Student Anxiety in EFL Classrooms in China: The Roles of the Classroom Environment and Control–Value Appraisals

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In this study, control–value theory (CVT) was used to investigate how students’ perceptions of the classroom environment shape their anxiety in the context of English as a foreign language (EFL) learning through the mediating effects of control and intrinsic value appraisals.
Quan Qian, Xianhan Huang
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English Language Speaking Anxiety: A Quantitative Study

Sindh Journal of Linguistics
The present study attempts to investigate the extent of English language speaking anxiety among the English as foreign/second language learners, studying at a public sector university in Sindh, Pakistan.
Nargis Mari, Abdul Hameed Panhwar, Sannaullah Ansari   +2 more
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Iteratively Designing a Theory‐Driven Gamified Morphological Awareness Intervention to Improve EFL Learners’ Reading Performance and Engagement

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Gamification has been increasingly implemented for language learning purposes across the globe. However, there remains unknown regarding how the change in gamification design might maximize students’ language learning outcomes and engagement.
Shen Qiao, Susanna Siu‐sze Yeung, Samuel Kai Wah Chu   +2 more
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Affective and situational correlates of foreign language proficiency: A study of Chinese university learners of English and Japanese

Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2017
The study explores the effects of teacher support and student cohesiveness on foreign language (FL) learning outcomes and compares their effect with that of FL anxiety.
Yinxing Jin, Kees de Bot, Merel Keijzer
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Exploring Peer L2 Grit in Relation to Grit and Motivation

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Grit has attracted considerable attention because of its positive association with second language (L2) learning; however, its socio‐contextual dimensions remain underexplored. Specifically, little is known about how learners’ perceptions of their peers’ perseverance and sustained interest in L2 learning, conceptualized in this study as peer ...
Mitsuko Tanaka, Tomohito Hiromori, Makoto Mitsugi   +2 more
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The Role of Positive and Negative Emotions in Resilience Among L2 Learners: A Three Level Meta‐Analytic Review

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Second/foreign language (L2) learning is not solely a cognitive/linguistic acquisition process but includes mixed emotional experiences. Understanding how these emotional experiences relate to resilience could help our understanding of how learners navigate fluctuations in emotions when learning an L2.
Xinjie Chen, Zhenyi Zhou, Ziwei Xiao, Maisie Glofcheski, Jiaqi Jing, Amado M. Padilla   +5 more
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INVESTIGATING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN STUDENTS’ SPEAKING CONFIDENCE AND FOREIGN LANGUAGE CLASSROOM ANXIETY IN INDONESIAN UNIVERSITY EFL SETTINGS

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This study examines the relationship between students’ speaking confidence and Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety (FLCA) among Indonesian university EFL learners.
Riyadh Ahsanul Arifin, Eva Meidi Kulsum, Revi Nur Ridwan, Rina Mutiarawati   +3 more
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Developing Chatbot Pragmatics Through Prompting Instruction in AI‐Assisted Communicative Practice

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This quasi‐experimental study examines the impact of short‐term prompting instruction on the communicative performance of Czech learners of English in human–chatbot interaction, conceptualizing their prompting behavior as a context‐specific manifestation of pragmatic competence.
Alexey Tymbay
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