Language learning anxiety in a group of psychology students at Universidad del Norte

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Main Author: Heydi Robles
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Published: Universidad del Norte 2005
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contents Language learning anxiety in a group of psychology students at Universidad del Norte Heydi Robles Educación Anxiety language competence oral skill and fluency This article shows the results of aresearch on anxiety caused bylanguage learning. It focuses onlanguage learning anxiety related tospeaking skill. This study intendedto find out the external factors thatproduce anxiety in the developmentof the oral competence in a group ofpsychology students. In order to attainthe objectives of this study, theinstruments used were diaries,questionnaires, recordings (personalopinions, short oral presentations)and interviews. With regard to externalfactors that produce anxiety inrelation to activities, results show thatall kind of oral activities produce ahigh degree of anxiety in students,especially non prepared oral tasks.They also show a lack of participationin class with a strong rejection to orallearning tasks. Among the possiblecauses of this reticence, it is the factthat they do not want to be mockedin class. Also, Speaking skill was notencouraged in the first levels in theprior approach. It is vital to mentionthat students are aware of their lack ofsome aspects of the language, suchas, vocabulary, grammar and fluency. 2005 artículo científico 1657-2416 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=85300604 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=853 Zona Próxima application/pdf Universidad del Norte Zona Próxima (Colombia) Num.6
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publishDate 2005
publisher Universidad del Norte
spellingShingle Language learning anxiety in a group of psychology students at Universidad del Norte
Heydi Robles
Educación
Anxiety
language competence
oral skill and fluency
Language learning anxiety in a group of psychology students at Universidad del Norte Heydi Robles Educación Anxiety language competence oral skill and fluency This article shows the results of aresearch on anxiety caused bylanguage learning. It focuses onlanguage learning anxiety related tospeaking skill. This study intendedto find out the external factors thatproduce anxiety in the developmentof the oral competence in a group ofpsychology students. In order to attainthe objectives of this study, theinstruments used were diaries,questionnaires, recordings (personalopinions, short oral presentations)and interviews. With regard to externalfactors that produce anxiety inrelation to activities, results show thatall kind of oral activities produce ahigh degree of anxiety in students,especially non prepared oral tasks.They also show a lack of participationin class with a strong rejection to orallearning tasks. Among the possiblecauses of this reticence, it is the factthat they do not want to be mockedin class. Also, Speaking skill was notencouraged in the first levels in theprior approach. It is vital to mentionthat students are aware of their lack ofsome aspects of the language, suchas, vocabulary, grammar and fluency. 2005 artículo científico 1657-2416 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=85300604 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=853 Zona Próxima application/pdf Universidad del Norte Zona Próxima (Colombia) Num.6
title Language learning anxiety in a group of psychology students at Universidad del Norte
topic Educación
Anxiety
language competence
oral skill and fluency
url https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=85300604