Language anxiety and proficiency in a foreign language

Study examined the extent to which there would be differences in oral and written proficiency in a foreign language among groups of low-, average-, and high-anxious high school students. Participants were 60 girls attending a single-sex, college-preparatory high school and completing the second year...

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Published inPerceptual and motor skills Vol. 85; no. 2; p. 559
Main Authors Sparks, R L, Ganschow, L, Artzer, M, Siebenhar, D, Plageman, M
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.10.1997
Subjects
Achievement
Adolescent
Anxiety - psychology
Female
Humans
Language
Learning
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Summary:Study examined the extent to which there would be differences in oral and written proficiency in a foreign language among groups of low-, average-, and high-anxious high school students. Participants were 60 girls attending a single-sex, college-preparatory high school and completing the second year of a foreign language course. Analysis showed over-all differences on measures of proficiency in the foreign language among the three groups. The results support the hypothesis that anxiety about foreign language learning is likely to represent students' differences in language learning.
ISSN:0031-5125
1558-688X
DOI:10.2466/pms.1997.85.2.559