Foreign Language Reading Anxiety: Korean as a Foreign Language in the United States [PDF]
The purpose of this study was to examine foreign language reading anxiety among college students who were studying Korean. It utilized three measures; (a) two anxiety scales, the Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale (FLCAS) and the Foreign Language ...
Kim Young Joo, Julie Damron
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Foreign Language Anxiety and English Achivement of Eighth Grade Students of Mts Sulaiman Yasin Samarinda in the 2011/2012 Academic Year [PDF]
Anxiety is considered having negative effects for most students in learning foreign language, especially English. It has attracted researchers\u27 attention to do the investigation on foreign language anxiety as a factor which inhibits students to learn ...
Ariani, S. (Setya) +2 more
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Relative Importance of Learning Variables on L2 Performance [PDF]
In this article, the results of a pilot study investigating the relative importance of various learner variables on L2 performance are presented. The study was conducted with the participation of forty students enrolled in a beginning Spanish class at a ...
Olivares-Cuhat, Gabriela
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The goal of the special issue is to provide robust examples of how we as a field can research the dynamic nature of learner individual differences (IDs). The papers in this volume provide both a sound theoretical discussion of several IDs in relationship
Gurzynski-Weiss, Laura
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A systematic review of second language (L2) student writers' metacognitive experiences
Abstract This systematic review synthesises empirical evidence on second language (L2) student writers' metacognitive experiences (MEs) across different classroom‐based L2 learning contexts in peer‐reviewed academic journals. A comprehensive search of six databases (Scopus, APA PsycINFO, British Education Index, ERIC subscription, Education Source and ...
Zhe Li +3 more
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Foreign language anxiety significantly affects academic performance, particularly in Chinese language learning. This study aims to meta-analyze the relationship between foreign language anxiety and academic performance among individuals learning Chinese ...
Wenjing Chen
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Foreign language teaching anxiety of in-service teachers in Serbia: The importance of recognising and alleviating it [PDF]
Foreign language teaching anxiety (FLTA) is a characteristic of non-native FL teachers, which prevents them from using language-intensive activities and spontaneous communication in the classroom, thus reducing the effectiveness of teaching. It increases
Marinković Ivana
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The effects of trait emotional intelligence and sociobiographical variables on communicative anxiety and foreign language anxiety among adult multilinguals: A review and empirical investigation [PDF]
This study considered the effects of trait emotional intelligence (trait EI; Petrides & Furnham, 2001) and sociobiographical variables (age, gender, education level, number of languages known, age of onset of acquisition, context of acquisition ...
Dewaele, Jean-Marc +2 more
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Internationalising the teacher education curriculum: An analysis of syllabi and student experiences
Abstract Internationalisation has increasingly become a key dimension of quality in initial teacher education (ITE) programmes. Although it is recognised as a means to strengthen future teachers' competencies and expand their professional knowledge, it remains underdeveloped in practice.
Nafsika Alexiadou, Mai Trang Vu
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This study examined perfectionism as a multidimensional personality factor which influences foreign language learning and classroom anxiety. Hierarchical regression analyses confirmed that the two dimensions of perfectionism, adaptive and maladaptive ...
Kenneth T. Wang +3 more
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