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Author : Katalin Piniel
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2024-06-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9783031558443
Author : Elaine Kolker Horwitz,Dolly J. Young
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : UOM:39015020775121
"Finally a comprehensive discussion of language anxiety, this collection of papers considers the points of view of teachers and students as well as of theorists and researchers. What is language anxiety? How does it affect language learners? How is it related to other types of anxiety? What can teachers and program directors do to minimize language anxiety in their classrooms? These and other issues are addressed in this landmark text." -- Back cover.
Author : Deyuan He
Publisher : Springer
Page : 221 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2018-01-18
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789811076626
Already the focus of much interest for 50 years, the study of foreign language learning anxiety (FLLA) still remains a popular research topic among scholars in Western countries. FLLA is believed to be an important cause of students’ “dumb English”. Considering the paucity of monographs on FLLA in China, this book represents an important step towards filling this gap. The author uses his PhD dissertation as a foundation for reviewing and discussing previous literature, as well as the current status of and major issues concerning FLLA worldwide. The book explores FLLA in China by using innovative triangulated research methodology, combining both quantitative and qualitative methods, namely surveys, focused interviews, and classroom observations. It also highlights the significance and implications of the research results and predicts the future of global FLLA research with a particular focus on China. Readers will discover the latest developments and issues concerning FLLA, causes of FLLA, and verified, effective strategies for alleviating such anxiety.
Author : Jinyan Huang
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Anxiety
ISBN : 1613247753
Foreign language anxiety and language-skill-specific anxiety are widely used to describe the feeling of tension and apprehension, which is specifically associated with foreign language learning contexts, including listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Foreign language classroom anxiety (FLCA) is related to foreign language anxiety and language-skill-specific anxiety, and fairly recently identified as distinguished from other forms of anxiety. FLCA is a more general type of anxiety in learning a foreign language with a strong speaking anxiety element; and low self-confidence is identified as an important component of its construct. Research shows that FLCA is a complex, multi-dimensional phenomenon; it has many potential sources; and it interferes with the acquisition, retention, and production of a foreign language. This book examines the dynamics of FLCA phenomena.
Author : Magdalena Szyszka
Publisher : Springer
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2016-12-29
Category : Education
ISBN : 9783319506425
This book presents theoretical considerations and the results of empirical research on pronunciation learning strategies (PLS) deployed by pre-service trainee teachers majoring in English as a foreign language who experienced different levels of language anxiety (LA). The theoretical part focuses on the concepts of pronunciation learning, pronunciation-learning strategies and language anxiety and includes an overview of recent empirical research dealing with various related issues. The empirical section of the book presents the findings of a research project that investigated the interplay between PLS and LA, in which both quantitative and qualitative data were collected. Based on the findings, the author proposes two profiles of anxious and non-anxious EFL trainee teachers who support their pronunciation learning with an array of pronunciation learning strategies and tactics.
Author : Fakieh Alrabai
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2014-05-19
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781483411064
This guide book is designed in response to the overwhelming need to find some practical techniques to control learners foreign language anxiety and to promote their motivation to learn English as a foreign language. Anxiety-controlling strategies provided in this guide are practical means developed to tackle anxiety sources that usually stem from learner's characteristics, learner's beliefs about learning a foreign language, teacher's characteristics, language testing, classroom atmosphere, learning procedures, etc. Motivation-promoting strategies involve those targeting situation-specific learner motivational dispositions, such as developing a positive relationship with learners; and promoting learner curiosity, self-confidence, and autonomy.
Author : Christina Gkonou,Mark Daubney,Jean-Marc Dewaele
Publisher : Multilingual Matters Limited
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 178309771X
This book provides an overview of current theory, research and practice in the field of language anxiety and brings together a range of perspectives on this psychological construct in a single volume. Chapters show that language anxiety can be viewed as a complex and dynamic construct and can be researched using different methods and frameworks.
Author : Mirosław Pawlak
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2021-06-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783030757267
This edited book brings together ten empirical papers reporting original studies investigating different facets of individual variation second language learning and teaching. The individual difference factors covered include, among others, motivation, self, anxiety, emotions, willingness to communicate, beliefs, age, and language learning strategies. What is especially important, some of the contributions to the volume offer insights into intricate interplays of these factors while others attempt to relate them to learning specific target language subsystems or concrete instructional options. All the chapters also include tangible implications for language pedagogy. The book is of interest to both researchers examining the role of individual variation in second language learning and teaching, teacher trainers, graduate and doctoral students in foreign languages departments, as well as practitioners wishing to enhance the effectiveness of second language instruction in their classrooms.
Author : Mariusz Kruk
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 157 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2021-01-19
Category : Education
ISBN : 9783030652692
This book focuses on the dynamic relationships among individual difference (ID) variables (i.e., willingness to communicate, motivation, language anxiety and boredom) in learning English as a foreign language in the virtual world Second Life. The theoretical part provides an overview of selected issues related to the four ID factors in question (e.g., definitions, models, sources, types, empirical investigations). The empirical part reports the findings of a research project which aimed to examine the changing nature of WTC, motivation, boredom and language anxiety experienced by six English majors during their visits to the said virtual world, the main contributors to the changes in the levels of the constructs under investigation, as well as their relationships. The book closes with the discussion of directions for further research as well as pedagogical implications.
Author : Alyson McGee
Publisher : ACTA Universitatis Gothoburgensis
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : STANFORD:36105029102527
Author : Zoltán Dörnyei,Peter D. MacIntyre,Alastair Henry
Publisher : Multilingual Matters
Page : 393 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2014-10-14
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781783092581
This landmark volume offers a collection of conceptual papers and empirical research studies that investigate the dynamics of language learning motivation from a complex dynamic systems perspective. The contributors include some of the most well-established scholars from three continents, all addressing the question of how we can understand motivation if we perceive it as continuously changing and evolving rather than as a fixed learner trait. The data-based studies also provide useful research models and templates for graduate students and scholars in the fields of applied linguistics and SLA who are interested in engaging with the intriguing area of examining language learning in a dynamic vein.
Author : Mirosław Pawlak,Ewa Waniek-Klimczak
Publisher : Springer
Page : 269 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2014-11-13
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783642383397
The volume constitutes a state-of-the-art account of issues related to teaching, learning and testing speaking in a second language. It brings together contributions by Polish and international scholars which seek to create links between theory, research and classroom practice, report the findings of studies investigating the impact of linguistic, cognitive and affective factors on the development and use of speaking skills, and provide concrete pedagogic proposals for instruction and assessment in this area. As such, the book will be of interest not only to second language acquisition theorists and researchers, but also to foreign language teachers willing to enhance the quality of speaking instruction in their classrooms.
Author : Ashleigh Pipes
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2023-03-03
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781000836325
Researching Creativity in Second Language Acquisition explains the links between creativity and second language learning and how to propel the research of creativity as an individual difference in second language acquisition forward at multiple levels. It features an array of sample research questions and methods for student and professional researchers, ranging from simple projects that can be executed from start to finish in 15 weeks all the way to multi-year project guidelines for more advanced scholars with additional time and resources. It also features in-class and out-of-class activity suggestions that will reinforce concepts in fun and creative ways. Using this book as a guide will save researchers time and effort in designing and executing their next projects as well as save instructors time in class planning. This book will be an invaluable resource to students and researchers of SLA, applied linguistics, TESOL, and psychology.
Author : Jane Arnold
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1999-01-14
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 0521659639
The affective domain and the emotional factors which influence language learning have been of interest in the field of language teaching for a number of years. By proposing a holistic approach to the learning process, this volume takes the position that the language learning experience will be much more effective when both affect and cognition are considered. The eighteen chapters discuss issues such as memory, anxiety, self-esteem, facilitation, autonomy, classroom activities, and assessment from the perspective of affect. Affect in Language Learning will be of interest to teachers-in-preparation, teachers, teacher educators, curriculum designers, programme administrators and researchers and to those second language teaching professionals who wish to improve language teaching through a greater awareness of the role affect plays.
Author : Suwarsih Madya,Willy A. Renandya,Masaki Oda,Didi Sukiyadi,Anita Triastuti,Ashadi,Erna Andriyanti,Nur Hidayanto P.S.P
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2019-10-22
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780429667701
This book offers a wide range of topics for the scholar interested in the study of English in this unsettling era of disruption in our lives – from linguistics to literature to language teaching and learning. The chapters present snippets of thoughts and critical reflections, findings from action research and other methodologies, and essays on troubling topics for language teachers. The authors are researchers, experienced teachers, and students engaged in exploratory research. The many ideas and suggestions for further reflection and research will inspire teachers and researchers working in many different contexts, both educational and regional. There is something in this book for everybody.
