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Halat, Sercan; Özbay, Murat – Universal Journal of Educational Research, 2018
In 21st century which witnesses a range of extraordinary technological improvements; along with the world's turning into global-village-like place, it is a vital need that a common communication network being built up as a result of the interaction among the people whose nation, culture, language and beliefs differ drastically. With the aim of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Turkish, Anxiety, Second Language Learning
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Liu, Meihua – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2018
The present research explored bilingual/multilingual students' willingness to communicate in Chinese (WTCC) and foreign language anxiety (FLA) when speaking Chinese and their associations with self-rated proficiency in Chinese in a university in Beijing. The study recruited 167 bilingual and multilingual learners of Chinese to fill in a battery of…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Multilingualism, Chinese, Second Language Instruction
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Okay, Aysegül; Balçikanli, Cem – Journal on Educational Psychology, 2017
This study investigates whether there is a relationship between anxiety levels and belief patterns of Turkish EFL students in relation to level of instruction. A total number of 207 students voluntarily participated in the study. To gather quantitative data, adapted Turkish versions of Beliefs about Language Learning Inventory (BALLI) and Foreign…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Measures (Individuals)
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Akkakoson, Songyut – Malaysian Journal of Learning and Instruction, 2016
Purpose: This paper reports on a part of a larger research project concerning the conceptualisation of English language speaking-in-class anxiety, attitudes to speaking English in class and self-ratings of English-speaking ability, and perceived sources of this situation-specific anxiety. Methodology: The participants in this study were 282 Thai…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language)
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Yayli, Demet – Eurasian Journal of Educational Research, 2017
Problem Statement: The ubiquity of anxious teacher candidates (TCs) for English as a foreign language (EFL) in listening classes and their needs for understanding aural input call for deep concern by foreign-language (FL) teacher educators. Purpose of Study: As a teacher educator, in my undergraduate-level listening classes, I have frequently…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Anxiety
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Subasi, Gonca – Educational Research and Reviews, 2014
Recent research on foreign language anxiety appears to support the existence of language skill specific anxiety. The principal goal of the present study is to confirm empirically that foreign language (FL) reading anxiety is a specific anxiety type distinguishable from the more general types of FL anxiety (FLA) in the Turkish EFL context. There is…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), College Freshmen, Second Language Learning