A refereed publication, the modern language journal is dedicated to promoting scholarly exchange among teachers and researchers of all modern foreign languages and english as a second language. While there was an overall decrease in anxiety levels, the statistical analyses indicated no relationship between method of practice and the decrease in anxiety. Exploring the components of the foreign language classroom. Although horwitz, horwitz, and copes theory has created a stable basis for language anxiety research, some aspects in the theory have been criticised see. The participants also completed the foreign language classroom anxiety scale flcas developed by horwitz, horwitz. Macintyre and gardner 1989 and aida 1994 analyzed horwitz et al. View the article pdf and any associated supplements and figures for a period of 48 hours. Te foreign language classroom anxiety scales flcas of howritz, howritz and cope 1986 which determined and measured the language anxiety of the respondents. Description download horwitz foreign language anxiety scale comments. Foreign language anxiety, o r more precisely, foreign language classroom anxi ety flca is considered to b e a situationa l anxiety experienced in the wellde.
When examining fla, the study focused on foreign language classroom anxiety and foreign language reading anxiety using two different measures. More specifically the foreign language classroom anxiety scale horwitz et al, 1986 and alsarajs 2011 arabic foreign language anxiety questionnaire aflaq, which was based on the flcas. Pdf anxiety and predictors of performance in the foreign. Horwitz s 1986 subsequent paper reported the reliability and validity of flcas and con cluded nonsignificant relationship between fla and communication apprehension, fear of negative evalua tion, and trait anxiety. Apart from general foreign language classroom anxiety, many learners are. Foreign language anxiety of english language teacher. The effects of foreign language anxiety and test anxiety. Framework tis study was anchored on foreign language classroom anxiety developed by horwitz, horwitz, and cope 1986. Data were collected using the arabic foreign language anxiety questionnaire aflaq. Results suggest factors other than test anxiety, e. Foreign language anxiety, or xenoglossophobia, is the feeling of unease, worry, nervousness and apprehension experienced in learning or using a second or foreign language. Foreign language classroom anxiety scale horwitz, horwitz. This qualitative research investigated the levels of students anxiety, the sources of their speaking anxiety and their anxiety coping strategies. Using a theoretical model of foreign language anxiety, this study of 96 college students of japanese examines how language anxiety is related to japanese language learning.
Foreign language classroom anxiety horwitz 1986 the. Foreign language anxiety of english language teacher candidates. The present study investigates foreign language enjoyment fle and foreign language classroom anxiety flca in the classroom. Comparison of two models of foreign language classroom. Eric ej488061 examination of horowitz, horowitz, and. The sample of the research consisted of 301 211 females, 90 males attending a oneyear efl preparatory school at ondokuz may. We used a measure of fle based on likert scale ratingsof 21 items devaele and macintyre, 2014, and a measure of flca based on 8 items extracted from the flcas hortwitz, horwitz. Foreign language classroom anxiety scale consists of 32 items for a total. Foreign language anxiety has long been recognized by both classroom teachers and researchers in second. Factor structure of the foreign language classroom anxiety.
Foreign language classroom anxiety scale flcas developed by. Foreign language classroom anxiety scale flcas the example above shows how a students level of anxiety decreased in each of the three categories, implicitly in the overall score. Discussion it is paramount that the individual results are discussed with the foreign language teacher of the student, so that adequate measures can be taken to. This journal publishes documented essays, quantitative and qualitative research studies, response articles, and editorials that challenge paradigms of language learning and teaching. Foreign language anxiety levels in second life oral. Helping students overcome foreign language speaking. The foreign language classroom anxiety scale flcas, developed by horwitz, horwitz, and cope 1986 was used as a key research instrument. A case study of chinese university students learning english as a foreign language yin xiaoteng scientific study didactics english pedagogy, literature studies publish your bachelors or masters thesis, dissertation, term paper or essay. Foreign language achievement was measured using students course final.
Pdf foreign language learning anxiety researchgate. Sources of anxiety foreign language teaching methods. The tai test anxiety inventory developed by spielberger 1980, flcas foreign language classroom anxiety scale developed by horwitz 1986 and the students language. Speaking anxiety in a foreign language classroom in kazakhstan. We discuss issues and instruments used in fla research. Becoming a language teacher, by respected author and experienced language teacher elaine k. After administering the translated foreign language classroom anxiety scale flcas, designed by horwitz et al. The aim of this article is to analyse the evolution of the foreign language anxiety fla levels experienced by a group of participants who used the virtual world second life.
It has also been stated that fla is not context free, but it is context. Foreign language classroom anxiety, the modern language journal, 702, 1252. Article information, pdf download for factor structure of the foreign. Blackwell publishing, for permission to reproduce three items from the input anxiety scale, in macintyre, p. Foreign and second language anxiety language teaching. Why do some people feel anxious when speaking a new language. Foreign language anxiety in adolescence upi repository. The foreign language classroom anxiety scale flcas was administered to students of spanish and french at a community college in central georgia. The correlation among efl learners test anxiety, foreign. In their theory, horwitz, horwitz and cope 1986 acknowledged the uniqueness of foreign language anxiety and introduced the foreign language classroom anxiety scale flcas as an instrument to measure anxiety levels as evidenced by negative performance expectancies and social comparisons, psychophysiological symptoms, and avoidance behaviours. Foreign language classroom anxiety cunningham library. The data were collected using foreign language classroom anxiety scale designed by horwitz et al.
Seventyfive 24 male and 51 female saudi tertiary students studying english as a foreign language efl at king khalid university kku in southern saudi arabia participated in this study. Full text views reflects the number of pdf downloads, pdfs. Their research context was a japanese university, and participants consisted of 252 english major students in a japanese university in kyoto. Pdf examination of horwitz, horwitz, and copes construct of. Scribd is the worlds largest social reading and publishing site. Anxiety was measured by the hungarian language validated version of horwitz et al. I cant learn a foreign language no matter how hard i try.
The feelings may stem from any second language context whether it is associated with the productive skills of speaking and writing or the receptive skills of reading and listening. According to horwitz, horwitz, and cope 1986, foreign language anxiety is as a distant complex of. Gardner, 1994a, the subtle effects of language anxiety on cognitive processing in the second language, language learning, 442, 283305. Foreign language classroom anxiety scale flcas 5143jxy9ovnj. The effects of foreign language anxiety and test anxiety on foreign language test performance. Report horwitz foreign language anxiety scale please fill this form, we will try to respond as soon as possible. Attention was focused on the participants beliefs, experiences, and feelings in order to generate an enlightening narration of the participants perspectives of foreign language anxiety. They developed their foreign language classroom anxiety scale flcas based on these three components. By employing both exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis, park has provided an important contribution to understanding the underlying constructs of the foreign language classroom anxiety. Foreign language classroom anxiety scale developed by horwitz, horwitz and cope 1986 and adapted in turkish by ay din 2001 was used as the data collection instrument. Anxiety in learning a foreign language is free from first language learning. Teaching foreign languages to learners with special educational. Factor analysis of the foreign language classroom anxiety.
Foreign language classroom anxiety scale horwitz, e. Physical, emotional, expressive, and verbal reactions 3 cognitive tension when their expectations about the content and organization of a course are not met, and affective tension when there is unsatisfactory interaction with other learners or the instructor spielmann and radnofsky, 2001. I cant think of a thing when my teacher calls on me. The present study focuses on the link between psychological, sociobiographical and linguistic variables and foreign language classroom anxiety of 348 arabic learners of english 250 females, 98 males. Scale flcas was administered to students of spanish and french at a community college in central georgia. However, for test anxiety, they just considered foreign language test anxiety. Participants were 1746 current fl learners from around the world.
Unlimited viewing of the articlechapter pdf and any associated supplements and figures. The education system in saudi arabia is free for all levels. The results of the study showed that english language teacher candidates. As noted in horwitz, horwitz, and cope 1986, fla possibly results when people dont feel like themselves when speaking the other language. Helping students overcome foreign language speaking anxiety in the. Horwitz, gives pre and inservice teachers the skills they need to meet the needs of all language learners in todays diverse classroomswhile encouraging them to develop a personal approach to language teaching. This paper entitled foreign language anxiety in adolescence is aimed at examining the anxiety level experienced by adolescents students, to find out the factors of their anxiety and to investigate their coping strategies in foreign language anxiety.
Alsaraj, 2011, 2014 and an arabic version of the multicultural personality questionnaireshort form mpqsf. Speaking anxiety in a foreign language classroom in. Factor structure of the foreign language classroom anxiety scale. Foreign language anxiety is not simply a combination of these fears as above transferred to a foreign language context. Discusses the effects of this anxiety on language learning and its pedagogical implications. Pdf foreign language classroom anxiety of arab learners. I never feel quite sure of myself when i am speaking in my foreign language class. The level of anxiety on the achievement of the saudi efl. Anxiety and predictors of performance in the foreign language classroom. Identifies foreign language anxiety as a conceptually distinct variable in foreign language learning and interprets it with the context of existing theoretical and empirical work on specific anxiety reactions. Pdf on jan 1, 2006, katalin piniel and others published foreign language classroom anxiety. Understanding its sources and effects from insiders perspectives 98 the foreign language classroom scale flcas to measure anxiety levels. Foreign language learning anxiety has long been recognized as one of the factors affecting the effectiveness of language learning but research findings have shown conflicting results. Communication and language intervention download pdf 5.
This study examined the latent constructs of the foreign language classroom anxiety scale flcas using two different groups of korean english as a foreign language efl university students. Exploring the factors of foreign language anxiety among chinese. The participants of this study were 34 of 9th graders students from one junior high school in bandung. Foreign and second language anxiety volume 43 issue 2 elaine k. Foreign language anxiety among ethiopian university efl.
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