Second Language Anxiety : Affective or Linguistic Variable?
by Richard L. Sparks
Title:
Second Language Anxiety : Affective or Linguistic Variable?
Author:
Richard L. Sparks
Series (if any):
Psychology of Language Learning and Teaching
Format:
Hardback
Number of pages:
333 pages
Publisher:
Channel View Publications
ISBN-13:
9781800418776
EAN:
9781800418776
Classifications:
Linguistics
Weight (g):
790
Dimensions (mm):
164 x 242 x 24
Publication Country:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Condition:
New
Price:£125.95
2 copies in stock
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Description
This book traces and summarizes theoretical insights and empirical findings on the topic of whether or not anxiety for language learning could be a causal variable for individual differences in language learning. The author brings together three decades of research to show that first language (L1) skills and second language (L2) aptitude are confounding variables in studies of language anxiety and that learners' levels of anxiety for L2 learning are strongly related to their levels of language achievement. These findings have suggested that language anxiety instruments reflect students' (accurate) self-perceptions of their language skills and their levels of L1 achievement and L2 aptitude. The research presented in this book holds the potential to change the ways in which L2 educators and researchers think about language anxiety, how language anxiety is assessed, how investigations into language anxiety are conducted and how L2 teachers respond to anxiety in the classroom.
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