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Nakamura, Hiroko; Nomura, Kazuhiro; Saeki, Namie – English Language Teaching, 2020
This study investigated the influence of communication apprehension and anxiety in second-language (L2) learning on oral performance of Japanese university students in terms of F0 (fundamental frequency) analysis. The participants were English-major students (3 males and 6 females) who presented at an oral communication festival for university…
Descriptors: Acoustics, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language)
Santana-Paixao, Raquel C. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Oral testing administration plays a significant role in foreign language programs aiming to foster the development of students' speaking abilities. With the development of language teaching software, the use of computer based recording tools are becoming increasingly used in language courses as an alternative to traditional face-to-face oral…
Descriptors: Oral Language, Language Tests, Portuguese, Second Language Learning
Saglamel, Hasan; Kayaoglu, Mustafa Naci – RELC Journal: A Journal of Language Teaching and Research, 2013
This study aims to identify the language anxiety level of students studying at a Turkish state university, and investigate the role of creative drama in reducing language anxiety in speaking classes. To have a general picture of students, 565 students were administered an adapted version of the Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale (FLCAS).…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Creative Activities, Drama, Anxiety