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METODES RUNĀŠANAS TRAUKSMES MAZINĀŠANAI RUNĀJOT ANGĻU VALODAS STUNDĀS SĀKUMSKOLĀ
2022
Mācoties svešvalodu, skolēnam ir jāapgūst rakstīšanas prasmes, klausīšanās prasmes, lasīšanas prasmes un runāšanas prasmes. Darba autore saskārās ar to, ka ir skolēni, kuriem ir grūtības apgūt tieši runāšanas prasmes, un viņi ir izjūt trauksmi un pat bailes brīžos, kad ir jārunā angļu valodā. Šī darba mērķis bija noskaidrot iespējamos cēloņus skolēnu trauksmei un rast atbilstošus risinājumus, kā to samazināt, lai skolēni varētu attīstīt savas runāšanas prasmes. Lai sasniegtu mērķi autore veica gadījuma pētījumu, kurā piedalījās divi 1. klases skolēni un tika pētīti viņu runāšanas trauksmes iemesli un pielāgotas metodes to mazināšanai. Tika atklāts, ka katram no skolēniem trauksmes iemesli u…
Finnish EFL learners' perceptions on errors, corrective feedback and foreign language anxiety
2012
Virheiden merkitys vieraiden kielten oppimisessa on tunnustettu aina 1970-luvulta lähtien, jolloin virheet alettiin nähdä välttämättömänä osana kielen ja sen sääntöjen oppimista. Virheiden tekemiseen vieraan kielen opiskelussa liittyy oleellisena osana opettajan oppijoille antama korjaava palaute (corrective feedback). Opettajan ja oppilaan vuorovaikutuksen, jota korjaava palaute osaltaan edustaa, on kuitenkin todettu voivan aiheuttaa oppijoissa ahdistuneisuutta ja pelkoa (anxiety). Tässä tutkielmassa kartoitetaan, millaisia suullisia virheitä suomalaiset yhdeksäsluokkalaiset englannin kielen oppitunneilla tekevät ja miten noloina he niitä pitävät. Tarkoituksena on myös selvittää, miten he …
Foreign Language Anxiety in the Context of Foreign Language Oral Performance, Language and Pronunciation Learning Strategies
2016
The aim of this chapter is to provide a theoretical background for the concept of language anxiety, emphasising the context of L2 oral performance and pronunciation. Thus, the construct of general anxiety is first explored and the definition of anxiety is analysed. Subsequently, the term foreign language anxiety is examined for the purpose of establishing its working definition. Next, a typology of causes of language anxiety experienced by L2 learners is proposed in order to fully grasp the complexity of the construct.
A Review of Selected Empirical Research on Pronunciation Learning Strategies and Language Anxiety
2016
The previous chapter has outlined the concept of language anxiety, together with its sources and impact on L2 learning processes, particularly in the realm of L2 pronunciation acquisition. In this chapter, a review of recent empirical studies on pronunciation learning strategies, foreign language anxiety and oral performance encompassing L2 pronunciation is discussed in order to delineate the background for the empirical research assumptions and the directions taken during their investigation.
Disfemia y ansiedad en el aprendizaje de inglés como lengua extranjera.
2019
espanolEste trabajo fundamentalmente cualitativo explora la interrelacion entre disfemia, ansiedad en una lengua extranjera (ALE), y aprendizaje de ingles para identificar las areas de mayor dificultad de aprendizaje en estudiantes disfemicos adolescentes y adultos espanoles aprendices de esta lengua. De una muestra de treinta y dos alumnos, dieciseis con disfemia (ACD) y dieciseis sin disfemia (ASD), se analizaron entrevistas realizadas con los primeros, y se compararon sus respuestas con las de los ASD a dos escalas de ALE. Los resultados indican que la disfemia y la ALE afec-tan al aprendizaje linguistico de los ACD negativamente, provocando el rechazo de su identidad linguistica. La lec…
What Does it Feel Like to Use English? Empirical Evidence from EFL Students
2013
Recent studies concerning foreign language learning and teaching do not focus exclusively on the cognitive processes of the parties involved, but also on their emotional states, which are intricately interwoven with language learning and use. To date, many researchers have focused on the effects of language anxiety on the learners’ development of communicative competence. However, apart from anxiety, humans experience a wide range of other emotions that foreign/second language use evokes across many learning and communicative contexts. Research on affect in foreign language learning has been growing steadily and has been concerned not only with foreign language anxiety, but also with positi…
Unveiling the needs of students who stutter in the language skills - a study on anxiety and stuttering in EFL learning
2019
The aim of this study is to discuss the needs of learners who stutter (LWS) in the skills of speaking, listening, reading, and writing in English as a foreign language (EFL) learning based on their levels of anxiety, and their experiences as individuals who stutter in the process of learning this language. To this end, the anxiety of these students (n = 16) in the foreign language was measured using the Foreign language classroom anxiety scale (FLCAS), and the Specific language skills anxiety scale (SLSAS), whilst their experiences were elicited through semi-structured interviews. Their foreign language anxiety (FLA) levels were then compared to those obtained from a control group of non-st…
Anxiety and self-related constructs in learners who stutter in the learning of English as a foreign language
2020
La Ansiedad en una Lengua Extranjera (ALE) se ha considerado uno de los factores más importantes que afectan el grado de éxito del aprendizaje de idiomas (Daubney, Dewaele y Goknou, 2017). Sin embargo, la investigación sobre ALE en Alumnos Con Tartamudez (ACT) es escasa. Esta tesis doctoral aborda este problema explorando la relación entre ALE y la tartamudez en el aprendizaje del inglés como lengua extranjera en el contexto español. Con este fin, se recopilaron y examinaron cuentas de primera mano de ACT y se midió la ALE. Por lo tanto, este estudio tiene como objetivo contribuir a la literatura sobre ALE mediante la documentación de las experiencias de un grupo de estudiantes subrepresent…
Anxiety and Enjoyment in the Foreign Language Classroom
2019
Abstract To balance the research that has been carried out on negative emotions, the researchers in the field of second language acquisition (SLA) have recently focused on the role of positive academic emotions and their role in the process of acquiring a foreign language (FL). The aim of the present article is to examine the relationships between foreign language enjoyment (FLE), foreign language classroom anxiety (FLCA) and students’ academic achievement in English in order to prove that these two emotions do not constitute opposite dimensions but may converge and diverge from time to time during the learning process. This article calls for a more dynamic approach to studying emotions and…
Communication apprehension in the EFL classroom : a study of Finnish and Finnish-Swedish upper secondary school students and teachers
2013
Tämä tutkimus käsitteli suomalaisten ja suomenruotsalaisten englannin kielen viestintäarkuutta kvantitatiivisesta ja kvalitatiivisesta näkökulmasta. Tarkoitus oli ensiksi selvittää, miten paljon eng. viestintäarkuutta koettiin yleisesti sekä eri tilanteissa, ja miten tutkitut ryhmät erosivat toisistaan. Lisäksi tutkimuksessa selvitettiin muutaman ennalta määritetyn taustamuuttujan korrelaatiota yleiseen viestintäarkuuteen. Viestintäarkuuden taustalla oleviin aspekteihin pureuduttiin neljän eri teeman kautta, jotka edustivat mahdollisia viestintäarkuuden syitä. Kvalitatiivisessa osassa taas tutkittiin haastatteluin kuuden eri opettajan näkemyksiä viestintäarkuuden syistä ja vaikutuksista eng…