To Speak or Not to Speak? A Qualitative Study of Two ESL Learners' Second Language Speaking Anxiety
(2018) ÄENC51 20182English Studies
Educational Sciences
- Abstract
- The aim of this study is to get a deeper understanding of ESL learners’ anxiety when speaking
in a learning context and how teachers can help their students overcome FLSA. This study seeks
to investigate the causes of FLA that the participants may experience when learning English.
The study also investigates what teachers can do to reduce learners’ anxiety of speaking a L2.
To do this, interviews with two adult ESL learners were conducted via email and the data were
analyzed using a qualitative method: content analysis. The data revealed that the primary causes
for FLSA were the fear of being judged and limited ability in grammar and vocabulary. The
measures taken to ease the learners’ FLSA include a comfortable classroom... (More) - The aim of this study is to get a deeper understanding of ESL learners’ anxiety when speaking
in a learning context and how teachers can help their students overcome FLSA. This study seeks
to investigate the causes of FLA that the participants may experience when learning English.
The study also investigates what teachers can do to reduce learners’ anxiety of speaking a L2.
To do this, interviews with two adult ESL learners were conducted via email and the data were
analyzed using a qualitative method: content analysis. The data revealed that the primary causes
for FLSA were the fear of being judged and limited ability in grammar and vocabulary. The
measures taken to ease the learners’ FLSA include a comfortable classroom environment,
friendly teachers and different teaching methods. The findings also indicate that teachers should
create a safe and comfortable classroom environment, prepare their apprehensive students on
topics, use translanguaging as a possible pedagogical approach and, finally, have knowledge of
the concept of FLA and FLSA as well as be observant of different underlying factors for it. (Less)
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- author
- Eriksson, Felicia LU
- supervisor
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- Maria Bäcke LU
- organization
- course
- ÄENC51 20182
- year
- 2018
- type
- L3 - Miscellaneous, Projetcs etc.
- subject
- keywords
- speech anxiety, second language speaking anxiety, classroom environment, translanguaging
- language
- English
- id
- 9007356
- date added to LUP
- 2022-09-06 12:25:12
- date last changed
- 2022-09-06 12:25:12
@misc{9007356, abstract = {{The aim of this study is to get a deeper understanding of ESL learners’ anxiety when speaking in a learning context and how teachers can help their students overcome FLSA. This study seeks to investigate the causes of FLA that the participants may experience when learning English. The study also investigates what teachers can do to reduce learners’ anxiety of speaking a L2. To do this, interviews with two adult ESL learners were conducted via email and the data were analyzed using a qualitative method: content analysis. The data revealed that the primary causes for FLSA were the fear of being judged and limited ability in grammar and vocabulary. The measures taken to ease the learners’ FLSA include a comfortable classroom environment, friendly teachers and different teaching methods. The findings also indicate that teachers should create a safe and comfortable classroom environment, prepare their apprehensive students on topics, use translanguaging as a possible pedagogical approach and, finally, have knowledge of the concept of FLA and FLSA as well as be observant of different underlying factors for it.}}, author = {{Eriksson, Felicia}}, language = {{eng}}, note = {{Student Paper}}, title = {{To Speak or Not to Speak? A Qualitative Study of Two ESL Learners' Second Language Speaking Anxiety}}, year = {{2018}}, }