The Relationship Between Anxiety and Foreign Language Oral Proficiency Ratings.

Young, Dolly J.

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Publication Date: 1986

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The Relationship Between Anxiety and Foreign Language Oral Proficiency Ratings.

Young, Dolly J.

Foreign Language Annals, v19 n5 p439-45 Oct 1986

College students (N=60) majoring in French, German, or Spanish took Self-Appraisal of Speaking Proficiency and State Anxiety Inventory before being assessed by American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages' Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI). Results showed that anxiety did not exert as much influence on scores as ability did. However, once OPI is made official test, anxiety may increase. (Author/CB)

Descriptors: College Students, Correlation, French, German, Higher Education, Language Proficiency, Language Skills, Language Tests, Oral Language, Second Language Learning, Spanish, Student Attitudes, Student Reaction, Test Anxiety

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview

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