Essays about: "anxiety and second language learning"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 23 essays containing the words anxiety and second language learning.

  1. 1. Teachers’ experiences and opinions of students’ second language anxiety in oral production tasks : A qualitative study of upper secondary school teachers’ cognition

    University essay from Karlstads universitet/Fakulteten för humaniora och samhällsvetenskap (from 2013)

    Author : Adis Tucek; [2021]
    Keywords : Oral production; anxiety; classroom climate; motivation; English as a second language; teacher cognition;

    Abstract : The prevalence of the English language has enhanced the importance of both understanding and being able to communicate in English in different manners, such as orally. As this has become an important skill to master in school, it was of interest to research upper secondary school teachers’ beliefs and experiences concerning what constitutes pedagogically effective oral production assignments in the classroom, how the participating teachers work to reduce students’ anxiousness towards oral production in English, and how they plan and work towards a classroom climate that enhances students’ motivation towards oral production. READ MORE

  3. 2. Benefits of Songs in the ESL Classroom

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för lärande och samhälle (LS)

    Author : Johanna Johansson; [2021]
    Keywords : Attitudes; EFL; ESL; Incidental vocabulary acquisition; Songs;

    Abstract : One can argue that songs offer a useful learning opportunity for learning English as a second language since it includes the combination of music and text. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to examine in what ways songs can affect the ESL classroom. READ MORE

  4. 3. Foreign Language Speaking Anxiety among EFL Leaners in Swedish Lower Secondary Schools

    University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och lärande

    Author : Abdullah Amouna; [2021]
    Keywords : English-as-a-foreign-language EFL ; foreign language anxiety FLA ; foreign language speaking anxiety FLSA ; language anxiety LA ; fear of negative evaluation FNE ;

    Abstract : Language anxiety (LA) is “the worry and negative emotional reaction when learning and using a second language and is especially relevant in a classroom where self-expression takes place” (Gregersen & MacIntyre, 2014, p. 14). READ MORE

  5. 4. ESL: Gender and Confidence : A Study Into Affective Factors Connected to Communication Competence in English Among Swedish Adults

    University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för lärande, humaniora och samhälle

    Author : Katarina Fällmark; [2021]
    Keywords : affective factors; adults; confidence; native English speaker; second language learning;

    Abstract : This paper is a study in the linguistic field of Second Language Acquisition (SLA), with some overlap in the relation of language and gender. Focus is placed on adults' experiences and feelings towards using their learned language in different scenarios and whether there are any substantial differences related to the sex of the learner. READ MORE

  6. 5. The effectiveness of digital online games as an extramural activity for facilitating motivation and vocabulary acquisition in L2 English learning: student and teacher perspectives

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för lärande och samhälle (LS)

    Author : Markus Stagevik; Cecilia Benson; [2020]
    Keywords : Extramural English; SLA; Motivation; language learning; Digital games; L2; Willingness to communicate;

    Abstract : In Sweden, 50% of all teenagers between the ages 12-18 spend at least three hours a day, spending their time on anything from digital games to YouTube and homework research. Given the popularity of such activities, it is worthwhile investigating to what degree any one of them might be used to help facilitate English second language learning. READ MORE