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Understanding Classroom Foreign Language Learning Anxiety: A Case Study of British Literature in a Mainland China University Context

SAGE Open
Despite the increasing empirical research on the psychological dimensions of language learning, Foreign Language Learning Anxiety (FLLA) remains comparatively underexplored, particularly in subject-specific academic contexts.
Feng Wang, Rongrong Xu, Zhong Lin
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Foreign language anxiety and its mediating role on Chinese language proficiency: A case study of Chinese flagship students

Foreign Language Annals, EarlyView.
Abstract This study explored the relationship between foreign language anxiety (FLA), oral proficiency, and other individual differences among 58 students in an intensive Chinese language program in the United States. The individual differences tested in this research include overseas experiences, academic year, and self‐efficacy.
Yiping Zhang, Wayne He
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Beyond study abroad: Korean English as a foreign language learners who choose to stay

Foreign Language Annals, EarlyView.
Abstract Research on study abroad (SA) has focused on students who leave their home institutions, often treating at home (AH) learners as a reference group. This study reverses that perspective by centering AH learners and using SA learners for comparison.
Yunjung (Yunie) Ku, Cristina Sanz
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Revisiting Horwitz, Horwitz, and Cope’s (1986) Conceptualization of Foreign Language Anxiety: Contemporary Perspectives

NJES: Nordic Journal of English studies
While numerous studies have investigated the emotion of foreign language anxiety through the use of the Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale (Horwitz et al.
Sophia Juul
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A Systematic Scoping Review of Self‐Regulated Learning With AI in Language Education

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The rapid development of artificial intelligence (AI) technology has brought new opportunities for second/foreign language (L2) education while also raising concerns about the use of AI tools. This systematic scoping review provides a snapshot of the current state of research situated at the intersection of self‐regulated learning (SRL) and AI
Zheng Zhang, Sihan Zhou, Barry Bai
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Virtual Foreign Language Classrooms in Tunisia: Mapping Teaching, Learning and Technology-driven Anxiety

Studia Universitatis Babeş-Bolyai. Psychologia-Paedagogia
With the onset of COVID-19, the impact on education was unprecedented, leading to the rapid shift to online learning and subsequently an upsurge in research around the anxieties associated with it. This study examines the multiple faced anxieties during
Leila NAJEH
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Anxiety in Spanish EFL students in different university degree programmes

Anales de Psicologia, 2013
Researchers have studied the effects of anxiety on foreign language learning since the 1970's, and despite significant advances in approaches to language teaching, the literature continues to report the existence of language apprehension in the classroom
Patricia Arnaiz-Castro, Félix Guillén
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“I Had Dual Feelings”: (Re)Storying With a Rural South Korean English Teacher

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper analyzes (or re‐stories) intrapersonal ideological tensions of a rural South Korean English teacher, Yeonghyeon1, as she negotiates competing discourses across local, national, and global scales within the context of a semi‐structured interview.
Ian Schneider
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Investigating How Self‐Efficacy and L2 Grit Influence Language Learners’ Well‐Being: The Mediating Role of Resilience

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Well‐being is increasingly recognized as a key psychological construct of success and persistence in second language (L2) learning, yet limited research has examined how individual psychological‐emotional resources interact to shape it. To bridge this gap, this study explores how L2 grit and self‐efficacy influence L2 learners’ well‐being ...
Şafak Uçmaz
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Perceptions and Acceptance of Generative Artificial Intelligence Influencing Chinese EFL Learners’ Engagement in Informal Digital Learning of English: Mediating Roles of Self‐Efficacy and Motivation

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) has emerged as a powerful tool in the Informal Digital Learning of English (IDLE) environment, offering personalized, interactive, and innovative language learning experiences that may enhance learning engagement.
Jin Liu, Meilu Liu, Yuan Yao, Dechao Li
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