Language Anxiety, Acculturation, and L2 Self: A Relational Analysis in the Taiwanese Cultural Context.

Autor/in	Yang, Hui-Chun
Titel	Language Anxiety, Acculturation, and L2 Self: A Relational Analysis in the Taiwanese Cultural Context.
Quelle	In: Electronic journal of foreign language teaching, 9 (2012) 2, S. 183-193 PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Beigaben	Anhang; Tabellen 2
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0219-9874
Schlagwörter	Kultur; Empirische Forschung; Gesellschaft; Angst; Hemmung; Sprechen; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Zweitsprache; Englischunterricht; Taiwan
Abstract	Due to the detrimental effects of foreign language anxiety on multiple areas of language achievement, a large body of research has been devoted to examining the sources of this anxiety. Yet very few studies have con-sidered acculturation and L2 self as causal factors in foreign language anxiety. This enquiry proposes hypothesized links between foreign language anxiety, three components of Schumann's acculturation theories (assimilation, preservation, and adaptation), two aspects of Dörnyei's L2 motivational self system (ideal L2 self and ought-to L2 self), and selected sociodemographic variables in the Taiwanese EFL context. A setwise multiple regression analysis revealed four variables that contributed significantly to the prediction of foreign language anxiety: the L2 self, preservation, hours spent on English listening comprehension practice, and self-perceived English proficiency. The pedagogical implications of these findings for reducing foreign language anxiety and for improving foreign language learning are discussed. (Verlag, adapt.).
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Update	2022/2