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Anxiety and the True Beginner-False Beginner Dynamic in Beginning French and Spanish Classes
| العنوان: | Anxiety and the True Beginner-False Beginner Dynamic in Beginning French and Spanish Classes |
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| اللغة: | English |
| المؤلفون: | Frantzen, Diana, Magnan, Sally Sieloff |
| المصدر: | Foreign Language Annals. Sum 2005 38(2):171-190. |
| الاتاحة: | American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages. 700 S. Washington Street Ste. 210, Alexandria, VA 22314. Tel: 703-894-2900; Fax: 703-894-2905; e-mail: headquarters@actfl.org; Web site: http://www.actfl.org. |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 20 |
| تاريخ النشر: | 2005 |
| نوع الوثيقة: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Higher Education |
| Descriptors: | Anxiety, French, Spanish, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Questionnaires, Undergraduate Students, Grades (Scholastic), Interviews, Student Attitudes, High Schools, Prior Learning |
| Assessment and Survey Identifiers: | Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale |
| تدمد: | 0015-718X |
| مستخلص: | This study considered true beginners and false beginners in first-semester university French and Spanish classes to: (a) determine whether true beginners and false beginners differ in anxiety, grades, and plans to continue language study; and (b) identify classroom factors that foster anxiety or comfort. Students completed a questionnaire that included the Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale (Horwitz, Horwitz, & Cope, 1986), MacIntyre and Gardner Anxiety Subscales (1989, 1994), demographic information, grade expectations, and open-ended questions. Randomly selected students were interviewed about their experiences in the courses. Statistical analyses revealed that (a) although neither group was terribly anxious, true beginners were significantly more anxious overall and during processing and output stages than false beginners; (b) true beginners expected and received lower grades than false beginners; and (c) significantly more true beginners than false beginners planned to continue studying the language. Comments on one written open-ended question and in the interviews pointed to the key role of the instructor in reducing anxiety. (Contains 1 figure, 9 notes and 14 tables.) |
| Abstractor: | ERIC |
| Number of References: | 53 |
| Entry Date: | 2006 |
| URL الوصول: | https://www.actfl.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=3280 |
| رقم الانضمام: | EJ741807 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | ERIC |
| تدمد: | 0015-718X |
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