Date of Award
2014
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
M.A. in Modern Languages
Department
Modern Languages
First Advisor
Tamara Warhol
Second Advisor
Esim Erdim
Third Advisor
Donald Dyer
Relational Format
dissertation/thesis
Abstract
Anxiety occurs in second/foreign language learning. A large body of previous research has demonstrated the effect of language anxiety on second/foreign language learning. Many studies have found anxiety has a debilitating effect on language learning. Factors associated with anxiety have also been investigated widely. This study focuses on the effects of the interlocutor(s) and communication contexts on language anxiety experienced by a group of ESL students studying at a flagship university in the Southeastern United States. A background questionnaire and an adapted instrument called Second Language Speaking Anxiety Scale were utilized in order to report the anxiety that students experienced under various conversation conditions. The results indicate that the interlocutor(s) and communication contexts could cause a difference in the anxiety that students experience.
Recommended Citation
Tu, Jingjing, "The Effects Of Anxiety On Second Language Acquisition" (2014). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 901.
https://egrove.olemiss.edu/etd/901
Concentration/Emphasis
Emphasis: Linguistics