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Subasi, Gonca – Educational Research and Reviews, 2014
Recent research on foreign language anxiety appears to support the existence of language skill specific anxiety. The principal goal of the present study is to confirm empirically that foreign language (FL) reading anxiety is a specific anxiety type distinguishable from the more general types of FL anxiety (FLA) in the Turkish EFL context. There is…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), College Freshmen, Second Language Learning
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Tanielian, Adam R. – International Education Journal: Comparative Perspectives, 2017
This study surveys 156 Saudi male and 131 Saudi female students in their first year at King Faisal University in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia. Demographic data is collected along with quantitative data using a self-reporting Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale (FLCAS) with a 5- point Likert scale. English performance data is collected…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Surveys, College Freshmen, Statistical Analysis
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Maramag-Manalastas, Arriane Kris E.; Batang, Boyet L. – TESOL International Journal, 2018
This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of English language as the sole medium of instruction in teaching English subjects by comparing the achievement and confidence of two classes under two different teaching modalities. The study used the two-group Pre-test/Post-test Quasi-experimental Design. The teaching modalities were the use of…
Descriptors: Language of Instruction, Academic Achievement, Self Efficacy, English (Second Language)
Uzun, Kutay – Online Submission, 2017
Positive psychology is a significant determiner of successful learning outcomes, in whose absence learning may be negatively affected. In the case of compulsory English courses, it is suspected that negative psychology may outweigh its positive counterpart since many students indicate reluctance to attend those classes. In that respect, the…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Higher Education
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Mak, Barley – System: An International Journal of Educational Technology and Applied Linguistics, 2011
This article reports the findings of a study investigating factors contributing to the speaking-in-class anxiety of a group of 313 Chinese ESL first-year university students in Hong Kong. Results using the Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale (FLCAS) of Horwitz et al. reveal five factors leading to the group's speaking-in-class anxiety. The…
Descriptors: Speech Communication, Negative Attitudes, Factor Analysis, Foreign Countries
Subasi, Gonca – Online Submission, 2010
This study was designed in order to investigate two potential sources of the anxiety of Turkish learners of English in oral practice:1) an individual student's fear of negative evaluation, and 2) his/her self-perceived speaking ability. A total of 55 first year students enrolling in Anadolu University, Education Faculty, ELT Department…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Measures (Individuals), Anxiety, Fear