The use of gaming technologies in foreign language classes as a way to prevent and correct language anxiety [PDF]
The paper looks into the problem of finding methods and educational technologies that reveal the creative potential of students, ensure their involvement in the educational process, and ensure the prevention and correction of psychological problems the ...
Sorokoumova Galina V. +4 more
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Predicting language learners' grades in the L1, L2, L3 and L4: the effect of some psychological and sociocognitive variables [PDF]
This study of 89 Flemish high-school students' grades for L1 (Dutch), L2 (French), L3 (English) and L4 (German) investigates the effects of three higher-level personality dimensions (psychoticism, extraversion, neuroticism), one lower-level personality ...
Argyle M. +36 more
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The Interplay between Language Anxiety, Locus of Control and Language Proficiency in Online Classes: The Case of EFL Learners [PDF]
The present study investigated the interplay between language anxiety, locus of control, and language proficiency of EFL students in online classes. The participants of the study were 67 upper-intermediate students between 18 to 30 years old and were ...
Hossein Mirzaie, Rahman Sahragard
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Language Anxiety and Foreign Language Teaching [PDF]
language anxiety is a significant emotional factor that affects foreign language learners in the classroom and has been increasingly drawing attention in the academic field. Through the introduction of FLCAS in the experimental study on language anxiety, this paper analyzes foreign language learner’s communication fear, test anxiety and negative ...
Huanqi Ji, Xie Zhang
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Filipino language anxiety among science high school students [PDF]
This research centers on language anxiety, a persistent issue impeding students' ability to learn a new language. Language anxiety can cause students to feel inadequate in their language skills, experience self-doubt, and worry about what others think of
Dominic Patric G. Galdonez
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THE IMPACT OF CONTRACTING ON ACTIVE PARTICIPATION AND ALLEVIATING FOREIGN LANGUAGE ANXIETY: A PRELIMINARY STUDY [PDF]
Our study focused on Foreign Language Anxiety (FLA) within formal university education. We questioned whether the anxiety experienced during learning a foreign language could be mitigated through the contracting method.
Nikolina Kuruzović +2 more
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Can you teach me to speak? Oral practice and anxiety in a language MOOC [PDF]
The present chapter examines learners’ beliefs and attitudes with regard to speaking in a learning environment that is neither formal nor informal. The main research question is whether learners perceive Massive Open Online Language Courses (LMOOCs) as a
Ahangari +8 more
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Language Anxiety Experienced by English Department Freshmen of Wijaya Kusuma University Surabaya
This research aims to describe the language anxiety level and type frequently experienced by English Department first-year students of Wijaya Kusuma University Surabaya. It used a case study as the research design to explain the phenomenon observed.
Ribut Surjowati +2 more
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Emotional health in adolescents with and without a history of specific language impairment (SLI) [PDF]
Objective: This study examined the emotional health of adolescents with and without specific language impairment (SLI). Method: One hundred and thirty-nine adolescents with a history of SLI (15;10 years) and a peer group of 124 adolescents with ...
American Psychiatric Association. +19 more
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The Bold and the Beautiful: How Aspects of Personality Affect Foreign Language Pronunciation [PDF]
In the main study, a group of Polish learners of English completed a number of mimicry tasks in three languages: Italian, Dutch and Chinese, as well as a narration task in English.
Arnold +36 more
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