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Sadeghi, Karim; Soleimani, Maryam – International Journal of Pedagogies and Learning, 2016
Research has indicated that there is an association between the use and choice of learning strategies and different variables like learning contexts, learner characteristics, learning experiences, language proficiency, and cultural and educational backgrounds. To add to the thriving body of knowledge in this area, the present study, therefore, was…
Descriptors: Learning Strategies, Anxiety, Psychological Patterns, Second Language Learning
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Genç, Gülten – Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies, 2016
The present study focuses on the relationship between reading anxiety and ambiguity tolerance of 295 Turkish EFL learners of English (180 females, 115 males). Data were collected using the Turkish version of FLRAS and SLTAS in 2015-2016 academic year. The overall design of the study was based on the quantitative research method. Data were…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Correlation, Anxiety, Reading Skills
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Gopang, Illahi Bux; Bughio, Faraz Ali; Pathan, Habibullah – Malaysian Online Journal of Educational Sciences, 2015
The present study investigated foreign language anxiety among students of Lasbela University, Baluchistan, Pakistan. The study adopted the Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale (Horwitz et al., 1986). The respondents were (N = 240) including 26 female and 214 male. The data was run through the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS)…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Language Attitudes
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Piechurska-Kuciel, Ewa – Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2011
The teacher's role is vital, both in respect to achieving academic goals, and with regard to the regulation of emotional and social processes. Positive perceptions of teacher support can endorse psychological wellness, and help maintain students' academic interests, higher academic achievement and more positive peer relationships. The teacher who…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Role, Student Attitudes, Teacher Characteristics
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Dewaele, Jean-Marc; Thirtle, Helen – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2009
The present study focuses on 79 young teenagers enrolled in foreign language (FL) classes in a London school. Having to decide whether to pursue the study of FLs, three groups emerged: those wishing to pursue FL classes, those having decided to abandon FL classes, and those still undecided about further FL study. A comparison of the three groups…
Descriptors: Second Languages, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Secondary School Students