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Toprak-Yildiz, Tugba Elif; Colak, Tugba Seda; Koc, Mustafa; Dusunceli, Betul – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2021
The present study aimed to apply Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) treatment to foreign language (FL) anxiety, a complex and multidimensional phenomenon that has been found to exert profound effects on many aspects of FL learning and performance. EMDR originally emerged as a treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD),…
Descriptors: Eye Movements, Intervention, Anxiety, Second Language Learning
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Estaji, Masoomeh; Farahanynia, Mahsa – Educational Assessment, 2019
The present study aimed to investigate the effect of two major approaches of Dynamic Assessment, namely, interventionist and interactionist approaches, on learners' oral narrative performance and anxiety. To this end, 34 Iranian EFL learners were assigned to an Interactionist Group (InA.G) and Interventionist Group (InV.G). Initially, both groups…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Foreign Countries
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Chen, I-Jung; Chang, Chi-Cheng – Electronic Journal of Research in Educational Psychology, 2009
Introduction: This study explores the relationship among three variables--cognitive load, foreign language anxiety, and task performance. Cognitive load refers to the load imposed on working memory while performing a particular task. The authors hypothesized that anxiety consumes the resources of working memory, leaving less capacity for cognitive…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cognitive Processes, Difficulty Level, Short Term Memory