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Anxiety and second/foreign language learning revisited

Anxiety and second/foreign language learning revisited
Anxiety and second/foreign language learning revisited
This article critically reviews the literature that examines the anxiety phenomenon in the field of second/foreign language learning. A major theme that runs through this review is how anxiety comes into play in second/foreign language learning, and whether it is a central construct or only an add-on element that is negligible. Anxiety is defined and described in how it is measured and relates to other affective concepts. Drawing on cognitive, curriculum, and cultural perspectives, the paper examines the possible causes and effects of language anxiety and the relationship between anxiety and second/foreign language learning. Possible educational implications of the anxiety research are indicated.
Zheng, Ying
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Zheng, Ying
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Zheng, Ying (2008) Anxiety and second/foreign language learning revisited. Canadian Journal for New Scholars in Education, 1 (1).

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This article critically reviews the literature that examines the anxiety phenomenon in the field of second/foreign language learning. A major theme that runs through this review is how anxiety comes into play in second/foreign language learning, and whether it is a central construct or only an add-on element that is negligible. Anxiety is defined and described in how it is measured and relates to other affective concepts. Drawing on cognitive, curriculum, and cultural perspectives, the paper examines the possible causes and effects of language anxiety and the relationship between anxiety and second/foreign language learning. Possible educational implications of the anxiety research are indicated.

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Published date: 2008
Organisations: Modern Languages

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Local EPrints ID: 357302
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/357302
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ORCID for Ying Zheng: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-2574-0358

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Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 03:48

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