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Willingness to Communicate and Its Influencing Factors among Indonesian Pre-Service Teachers

Journal of Languages and Language Teaching, 2021
Willingness to communicate (WTC) can be defined as the readiness of a language learner to enter communication situation. This study aims to identify factors affecting pre-service teachers’ WTC and to explore their perspective on the importance of WTC in ...
Indry Widyasti Anwar, Min Jung Jee, Sutisno Adam, Sartika Sailuddin   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

THE IMPACT OF CONTRACTING ON ACTIVE PARTICIPATION AND ALLEVIATING FOREIGN LANGUAGE ANXIETY: A PRELIMINARY STUDY [PDF]

Istraživanja u Pedagogiji
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, Marija Volarov, Valentina Đorić   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Interpreting unwillingness to speak L2 English by Japanese EFL learners

Open Linguistics, 2023
This article reports on an empirical study investigating what makes Japanese learners of English as a foreign language (EFL) unwilling to speak English, regardless of their learning period, proficiency level, and location of the communication.
Muroya Akiko
doaj   +1 more source

The fear factor: Xenoglossophobia or how to overcome the anxiety of speaking foreign languages [PDF]

Training, Language and Culture, 2020
The article approaches a ubiquitous as well as a rarely adequately addressed problem area of learning and teaching foreign languages. It concentrates on xenoglossophobia, the fear of speaking foreign languages.
Heiner Böttger, Deborah Költzsch
doaj   +1 more source

Bridging the Loneliness Gap: Depression, Connectivity, and Isolation in Pediatric Oncology Patients and Their Peers

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Loneliness is associated with adverse physical and mental health outcomes and remains understudied in children and adolescents undergoing cancer therapy. Pediatric oncology patients may be at increased risk due to medical isolation and disruption of social networks.
Charlotte N. Stahlfeld, Scott H. Maurer, Michelle D. Watkinson, John Nury, Elise Barberis, Molly C. Mack   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Impact of Radiation Therapy on Physical and Psychosocial Health of Adolescents and Young Adults: A Joint Report From the Children's Oncology Group AYA and Radiation Oncology Committees

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Rates of cancer among adolescents and young adults (AYA), age 15–39 years, are increasing. Consequently, radiation oncologists are treating more AYAs who have diagnoses spanning both pediatric and adult practices. Compared to pediatric and older adult patients, AYAs face a unique set of challenges.
Hesham Elhalawani, Rachel K. Peterson, Avani D. Rao, Laurie J. McKenzie, Ahmed Magdy Elmotayam, Leslie Chang, Michael Roth, Susan L. McGovern   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Language, Culture, and Cancer: Qualitative Insights Into Communication Disparities Among Spanish‐Speaking Caregivers of Children With Cancer

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Latino children are projected to make up nearly one‐third of United States (US) children by 2060, and many of their caregivers speak Spanish. Prior survey research has documented communication difficulties for Spanish‐speaking caregivers of children with cancer, but contemporary qualitative data are limited.
Jenny Ruiz, Alejandra Curbelo‐Paz, Sonia Morales, Elizabeth Contreras, Amy Houtrow, Scott H. Maurer, Judy C. Chang   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Foreign Language Anxiety in Online and In-person Learning Environments: A Case from Chile [PDF]

, 2023
Foreign language anxiety (FLA) is a distinct form of anxiety that plays a significant role in the process of acquiring a foreign language.
Mauricio Véliz-Campos,Carola Villegas,Leonardo Veliz
core   +1 more source

Pathways and pitfalls: a qualitative study of student experiences in biomedical science education

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Biomedical science students from underrepresented backgrounds face barriers including financial strain, disrupted laboratory access and cultural exclusion. Peer networks provide vital support when institutional systems are difficult to navigate. To create inclusive learning environments and achieve academic success, educators should blend active, hands‐
Olivia J. Russell, Cassy Ross, Panagiota S. Filippou, Bruno Silvester Lopes, Dominic Gilchrist, Paul Dean, Kamar Ameen‐Ali, Tora K. Smulders‐Srinivasan, Ahmad A. Khundakar   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Students’ Anxiety in Language Learning

EDUVELOP, 2019
It has been widely admitted that most people have their own obstacles when it comes into learning a new language. In fact, it happens to students a lot. Some studies have been conducted in order to investigate further about the students’ anxiety level in learning language.
openaire   +3 more sources