Earticle

초록

영어

The purpose of this study was to investigate changes of language anxiety in EFL classroom and relation between the change in anxiety and learners’ performance. The participants were 76 first-year non-English majors from various disciplines of a Korean university. Demographic information questionnaire, English performance test, and Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale were administered to the participants at two time points during a 12-week interval. Mean differences of quantitative data from Time 1 and Time 2, effects of gender and self-perceived proficiency level on anxiety, and the relationship between anxiety and performance were statistically analyzed. The results revealed significant decrease in English anxiety over time, significant effect of self-perceived proficiency level on anxiety, and negative correlation between variation of anxiety level and successful performance. This study suggests that reducing learners’ anxiety level might help their language improvement, and self-perceived language proficiency might be correlated to changes in language anxiety in EFL classroom. Possible implications for English instructors and limitations for future research were presented.

목차

Abstract
I. Introduction
II. Literature Review
III. Method
1. Participants
2. Instrument
3. Procedures
4. Data Analysis
IV. Results
1. Variation of English Anxiety
2. Effects of Learner Variables on Anxiety
3. Sources of Anxiety in English
4. Relationship between Anxiety and Performance
V. Discussion
VI. Conclusion
References

키워드

저자

• Hyewon Cho [ Far East University, Department of Liberal Arts, Professor ]

참고문헌

발행기관

간행물

표지보기 관심저널 등록

• 간행물명

  외국어교육 [Foreign Languages Education]

• 간기

  계간

• pISSN

  1226-4628

• eISSN

  2384-1427

• 수록기간

  1995~2026

• 등재여부

  KCI 등재

• 십진분류

  KDC 705 DDC 405