What Causes Foreign Language Speaking Anxiety?

Liaojian Qu

doi:10.15354/sief.23.co105

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Published Aug 31, 2023

DOI https://doi.org/10.15354/sief.23.co105

Liaojian Qu

Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, Jiangsu, China

Abstract

As a result of the development of humanistic psychology in the 1960s, there has been a growing recognition that affective factors can significantly impact the outcomes of education (Lu, 2001). Affective factors in language learning, particularly in second language acquisition, have been reckoned as non-cognitive factors and along with cognitive factors, have sparked substantial attention among academics. Affective variables that may influence foreign language acquisition include a variety of emotions and feelings arising in foreign language classroom such as anxiety, fear, embarrassment, or sense of inferiority. Among them, second language anxiety has long been a popular topic in foreign language instruction research.

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Foreign Language, Anxiety

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Qu, L. (2023). What Causes Foreign Language Speaking Anxiety?. Science Insights Education Frontiers, 17(2), 2687–2688. https://doi.org/10.15354/sief.23.co105

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