The purpose of this study was to investigate the anxiety of students participating in an English clinic. This study aimed to explore the characteristics of language anxiety in the clinic and the difference in the level of students’ anxiety towards international peer tutors and adult native instructors. Five university students participated in this study. Qualitative research was utilized with the inclusion of quantitative component using FLCAS (Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale) developed by Horwitz, Horwitz, & Cope (1986). The result of data analysis indicated that participants showed communication apprehension toward both groups and the fear of negative evaluation toward adult native instructors. Participants, depending on their English ability, showed language anxiety differences. Participants with higher level of proficiency showed lower anxiety towards peer tutors than adult native instructors, while participants with lower level of proficiency did not show differences in anxiety towards both groups. Conclusively, learners can vary widely in their foreign language abilities, motivational intensity, and willingness to communicate, all of which can affect their degree of anxiety when speaking with others in foreign language. Implications for pedagogy and recommendations for further research are suggested.
목차
I. Introduction II. Theoretical Background 1. Language Anxiety 2. Interaction for Language Development 3. Forming International Relationship on Campus III. Methodology 1. Participants 2. Data Collection 3. Data Analysis IV. Results of Data Analysis 1. Characteristics of Anxiety 2. Anxiety Differences depending on Participants’ English Ability V. Conclusive Remarks Works Cited Abstract
키워드
언어 불안영어전용공간의사소통의지부정적 평가또래 튜터language anxietyEnglish-only zonewillingness to communicatenegative evaluationpeer tutors
저자
Jeong, Soyoung [ 정소영 | Chungbuk National University ]
First author
Rha, Kyeong-Hee [ 나경희 | Chungbuk National University ]
Corresponding author
한국중앙영어영문학회 [The Jungang English Language And Literature Association Of Korea]
설립연도
1968
분야
인문학>영어와문학
소개
본 학회는 영미어문학의 학술연구와 이에 부합하는 아래의 사업을 기획 수행하며,
또한 회원 상호간의 친목을 도모함을 목적으로 한다.
1. 학회지 발간
2. 연구 발표회, 강연회, 공동연구
3. 영미어문학 관련 도서출판
4. 영미어문학 관계 도서 및 자료의 모집 및 비치
5. 기타 본회의 목적 달성에 필요한 사업
간행물
간행물명
영어영문학연구 [The Jungang Journal of English Language and Literature]