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Foreign Language Anxiety In Foreign Languages

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A research done by Occhipinti (2009) on her thesis entitled “Foreign Language Anxiety in Class Speaking Activities” in a foreign language class in universities. The findings of the research are likely to support other studies, by asserting that foreign language anxiety is a common debilitating feeling which affects students in a variety of ways. This is also frequently happening to foreign language learners in many grades from high schools to universities. Particularly frequent during speaking activities, she thought that the awareness of such a feeling should be heightened and not be undervalued by teachers and learners. This could be realized through workshops or the adoption of certain teaching methodologies aimed to create a relaxed atmosphere …show more content…

It is a qualitative research which tries to examine characteristics of students who are anxious when it comes to oral performance in a foreign language. As Gregersen ( 2003) states that teachers sometimes cannot identify students who are anxious when they are in contact with a foreign language so this study can be a good source to teachers. Its biggest strength is the fact that the study can be reliable and of good quality since there are a few case studies which confirm the statements made. Therefore, the results can be considered as true for a wide audience but of a particular age group and is consistent to Gregersen (2003) who argues that students who suffer from anxiety in communication, do not focus on content, they usually focus on the form its spoken (Tsiplakides, …show more content…

The study was conducted with 55 students who participated in a survey which consisted of five parts: Fear of Negative Evaluation (FNE), Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale (FLCAS), Self-Rating Can-Do Scale (SR-CDS), Self-Rating for the Current Level of Study (SR-CL), Self-Rating Perception by the English (SR-EPE). The strength of the study came from the fact that the author wanted to present valid and reliable result and in order to achieve this 15 students were chosen unsystematically as part of the interview to gather data for the reasons of being anxious when it comes to English oral performance. Moreover, data gathered for the study came from interviews which included important information on speaking anxiety such as: students’ personal reasons, previous experiences, teachers’ manners and teaching procedures. All of which, gives the reader a better understanding on the Speaking anxiety (Subaşı,

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