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Second Language Learning	2
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College Students	1
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Affective and Ability Factors in Second-Language Acquisition

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Chastain, Kenneth – Language Learning, 1975

The effect of three affective student characteristics, in comparison with selected student ability characteristics, on course grade in elementary language courses is examined. Results imply that affective characteristics have at least as much influence on learning as do ability factors. (Author/RM)

Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Affective Behavior, College Students

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