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What is Foreign Language Anxiety

Chapter 2
Telecollaboration Applications in Foreign Language Classrooms
Foreign language anxiety in this chapter is defined as worry and negative emotional reactions that occur when learning or using English as a foreign language.
Published in Chapter:
A Pre-Telecollaboration Training Course for Japanese EFL Learners
Yasushi Tsubota (Kyoto Institute of Technology, Japan), Tsutomu Inagaki (Kyoto University of Foreign Studies, Japan), Takayuki Nozawa (University of Toyama, Japan), and Yasushige Ishikawa (Kyoto University of Foreign Studies, Japan)
Copyright: © 2023 |Pages: 22
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-7080-0.ch002
Abstract
This chapter aims to explore the effectiveness of a newly designed pre-telecollaboration training course in helping Japanese EFL learners improve their speaking skills and enhancing their learner agency. A pre-telecollaboration training framework was constructed and implemented using an original audience design to increase effectiveness. As the course progressed, the number and type of audiences were expanded. To effectively integrate the framework into the course, a reflection activity was conducted. The analyses of scores on the versant speaking test and the results of questionnaires using the foreign language classroom anxiety, willingness to communicate, and shyness scales revealed that students' speaking skills in English improved, their foreign language anxiety was alleviated, and their willingness to communicate improved. Furthermore, monitoring results of the students by the teacher in charge indicated that their attitude toward participating in the course became more positive than before.
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Teachers' Code-Switching in Bilingual Primary Education: A Literary Review of its Pedagogical Functions
A psychological construct whereby foreign language learners experience stress or apprehension about the target language.
Published in Chapter: Teachers' Code-Switching in Bilingual Primary Education: A Literary Review of its Pedagogical Functions; From: Handbook of Research on Training Teachers for Bilingual Education in Primary Schools
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Bridging the L1-L2 Divide: Learner-Centered Instruction in the Heritage/L2 Spanish Classroom
The unease, worry, nervousness and apprehension experienced when learning or using a second or foreign language.
Published in Chapter: Bridging the L1-L2 Divide: Learner-Centered Instruction in the Heritage/L2 Spanish Classroom; From: Handbook of Research on Promoting Cross-Cultural Competence and Social Justice in Teacher Education
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Music Integration to Reduce Experiences of Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety in Early Childhood Education
Anxiety experienced in the language learning process that may include questioning self-perceptions, uncertainty of beliefs, uncomfortable feelings or behaviors uniquely experienced in the language classroom.
Published in Chapter: Music Integration to Reduce Experiences of Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety in Early Childhood Education; From: International Perspectives on Modern Developments in Early Childhood Education
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