Essays about: "Foreign Language Anxiety FLA"

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1. 1. Foreign Language Anxiety vs Willingness to Communicate. A Qualitative Study on Swedish EFL Learners’ Perception of Language Anxiety in Correlation With Their WTC

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet / Lärarutbildningsnämnden

   Author : Samar Gharibi; [2023-06-20]
   Keywords : Willingness to communicate WTC ; Foreign Language Anxiety; Communicative Language Teaching;

   Abstract : This study aims to investigate the perceived levels of foreign language anxiety (FLA) among six English as a foreign language (EFL) learners and how their personal perceptions affect their willingness to communicate (WTC) in the English classroom. The study utilizes a qualitative approach using semi structured pair interviews, focusing on the learners’ personal experiences. READ MORE

3. 2. Learning a foreign language in the outdoors : Perceptions of foreign language anxiety and foreign language enjoyment of primary students and teachers when learning English in an outdoor setting

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för beteendevetenskap och lärande

   Author : Alba Besora Morlans; [2023]
   Keywords : Outdoor Education; Foreign Language Learning; Foreign Language Anxiety; Foreign Language Enjoyment; Outdoor Language Learning;

   Abstract : The aim of this study is to explore how outdoor education (OE) can influence foreign language anxiety (FLA) and foreign language enjoyment (FLE) when primary students are learning English as a foreign language (EFL). The design was a pre-post intervention study with two experimental groups of 3rd graders of a Catalan state school that participated in an outdoor English session. READ MORE

4. 3. Investigating Foreign Language Anxiety in the Swedish English as Foreign Language Classroom. A quantitative study on the effects of FLA in the Swedish EFL upper secondary school context

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet / Lärarutbildningsnämnden

   Author : Max Skeppstedt; [2022-08-03]
   Keywords : Foreign Language Anxiety; Swedish EFL Context; Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale; Swedish upper secondary school;

   Abstract : Anxiety as an affective variable has been studied since the middle of the 20th century. Research on anxiety in the language learning context was unified in the 1980s when Horwitz, Horwitz, and Cope (1986) published their article on the construct of Foreign Language Anxiety. READ MORE

5. 4. Students’ Perspectives on Verbal Engagement in the EFL Classroom

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för kultur, språk och medier (KSM)

   Author : Pernilla Farmakas Westphal; [2022]
   Keywords : Verbal production; Foreign language anxiety; Foreign language classroom anxiety scale; Stable influences; Situational influences; Willingness to communicate;

   Abstract : This study sought eight grade students’ experiences of verbal production in the English classroom. From the perspectives of foreign language anxiety (FLA) and willingness to communicate (WTC), what are the students' experiences of verbal production, in what situations are students willing to communicate and in what situations are they not? A quantitative study was conducted using a self-report paper questionnaire, consisting of Nilsson’s (2019) modified version of the Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale (FLCAS) in conjunction with open-ended questions. READ MORE

6. 5. Foreign language anxiety among young Swedish EFL learners : A mixed method study in primary school years 1-3

   University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för hälsa, lärande och teknik

   Author : Linnéa Johansson; [2021]
   Keywords : Foreign language anxiety; Foreign language anxiety scale; Swedish Primary school; Unwillingness to communicate; Young EFL Learners.;

   Abstract : This study investigated Swedish primary school EFL learners' foreign language anxiety in years 1-3 by using mixed-method research. The aim of this study was to illustrate what factors caused foreign language anxiety (FLA) and unwillingness to communicate among the second language learners. READ MORE