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Reenvisioning Language Anxiety in the Globalized Classroom through a Social Imaginary Lens
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De Costa, Peter I. – Language Learning, 2015
The last three decades have witnessed a notable growth in research on affect. Among the various affective variables, foreign language anxiety has been heavily studied. This interest in foreign language anxiety is consistent with increased attention to emotions in the neurosciences, cognitive psychology, and the social sciences. Instead of…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Interdisciplinary Approach
The Effect of Affect on Foreign Language Learning: A Review of the Anxiety Research.
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Scovel, Thomas – Language Learning, 1978
Examines the research on affective variables as they relate to language learning, with particular attention to anxiety. (Author/AM)
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Anxiety, Cognitive Style, Individual Characteristics
Affective Factors and Language Exposure in Second Language Learning.
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Hamayan, Fred Genesee; And Others – Language Learning, 1977
Three groups of Grade 7 students participated in a study to examine the personality and language exposure factors associated with learning French as a second language. (CFM)
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Communicative Competence (Languages), French, Grade 7