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The Effect of IELTS Listening Strategy Use on the Reduction of IELTS Listening Test Anxiety and on IELTS Listening Performance

Theory and Practice in Language Studies, 2017
The study investigates the impact of IELTS listening strategy use on the reduction of listening test anxiety and on the listening performance of the IELTS test takers in light of the data of 80 participants on the pretest and post-test IELTS listening along with the participants' score on pre-anxiety and post anxiety scale.
Ali Reza Nemat Tabrizi, Mahnaz Ranjbar
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Impact of Varying Pre-Listening Support on Listening Comprehension and Perceived Anxiety

The New Korean Journal of English Lnaguage & Literature, 2007
Quantitative comparisons were made on the effectiveness of the two most frequently employed types of pre-listening support (i.e., repeated input and vocabulary instruction) on Korean high school students' listening comprehension. In addition, learner's perceived anxiety during listening was assessed via a questionnaire with 7-point bipolar scale. Major
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Beating stress: music with monaural beats reduces anxiety and improves mood in a non-clinical population

Frontiers in Psychology
Auditory beat stimulation in the delta–theta frequency range (0–7 Hz) is gaining interest as a non-invasive intervention for anxiety. This study investigated the effects of a relatively understudied form—monaural beats—and whether they produce acute ...
Tara Venkatesan, Tara Venkatesan, Andrew Demetriou, Andrew Demetriou, Hendrik Vincent Koops, Daniel L. Bowling, Daniel L. Bowling   +6 more
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Music listening in foreign language learning: perceptions, attitudes, and its impact on language anxiety

Frontiers in Education
The present study explored university students' perceptions and attitudes toward music listening in foreign language learning, examining its perceived supportive role in their learning process. In this study, “music listening in foreign language learning”
Hyun-Ju Kim, Hyun Ju Chong, Mihye Lee
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Music Listening for Self-Management of Anxiety: A Qualitative Survey

Music & Science
Anxiety is among the most commonly experienced affective states—prominent in both everyday emotions, and a range of mood disorders. Music seems to be an effective tool for managing negative mood states, but recent research indicates that anxiety may be a particularly challenging state to self-regulate, even for those without diagnosed anxiety ...
Taipale, Marianne, Peltola, Henna-Riikka, Saarikallio, Suvi, Minkkinen, Gulnara, Randall, William M., Carlson, Emily   +5 more
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Systematic review and meta-analysis of the relationship between foreign language anxiety and academic achievement in Chinese language learners

Frontiers in Education
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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Effect of listening to music among patients with dental anxiety

Bioinformation
Listening to music during dental treatment is widely accepted as a relaxation method. However, its effects are unclear on the psychological and vital parameters. Patients who came to the Government Hospital of 18 - 60 years old, medically fit and indicated for dental extraction and exhibiting dental anxiety were included in the study.
Ponni, K, Dhandapani, Sivakumar, Pravin Kumar, A, Solomon, Vashni, Anselm Justhius Fabi, B, Vennila, M   +5 more
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Listening Anxiety and Its Relationship with Listening Strategy Use and Listening Comprehension among Iranian IELTS Learners

International Journal of English Linguistics, 2012
This study aimed at investigating listening anxiety and its relationship with listening strategy use and listening comprehension among Iranian IELTS learners. Sixty-three IELTS learners from two language institutes in Shiraz were selected for this study. To collect the data, four instruments were used: a Background Questionnaire developed by Lee (1997),
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Impact of background music listening on anxiety in cancer patients undergoing initial radiation therapy: a randomized clinical trial

Radiation Oncology
Background Patients undergoing radiation therapy (RT) often experience anxiety, which may jeopardize the treatment success. The efficacy of music interventions in reducing anxiety remains contentious. This randomized trial aimed to evaluate the impact of
Huei-Fan Yang, Wen-Wei Chang, Ying-Hsiang Chou, Jing-Yang Huang, Yu-Shiun Liao, Ting-En Liao, Hsien-Chun Tseng, Shih-Tsung Chang, Hsin Lin Chen, Ya-Fang Ke, Pei-Fang Tsai, Hsiu-Man Chan, Bo-Jiun Chang, Yi-Ting Hwang, Hsueh-Ya Tsai, Yueh-Chun Lee   +15 more
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An investigation on metacognitive listening strategy use and listening anxiety in EFL classrooms

, 2023
Employing a survey design, this study aims to examine learners’ metacognitive listening strategies, their listening anxiety and whether there is a relationship between these two research matters in English as a foreign language (EFL) classrooms. The participants included 112 freshman students at a university context and they were taking a listening and
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