An Investigation into Pre-service Primary Teachers’ Foreign Language Teaching Anxiety

2009 ◽  
Vol null (15) ◽  
pp. 39-65
Author(s):  
김현진
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
Primary Teachers ◽  
Foreign Language Teaching ◽  
Teaching Anxiety

scholarly journals THE REFLECTIONS OF PRE-SERVICE EFL TEACHERS ON OVERCOMING FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING ANXIETY (FLTA) DURING TEACHING PRACTICUM

2019 ◽  
pp. 389
Author(s):  
Dilek Tüfekçi Can
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Language Learners ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
Foreign Language Learning ◽  
Foreign Language Teaching ◽  
Teaching English ◽  
Teaching Practicum ◽  
Efl Teachers ◽  
Teaching Anxiety

Whereas research on English as a Foreign Language Learning (EFLL) anxiety has been the focus of many researchers, English as a Foreign Language Teaching (EFLT) anxiety as a newly pop-up concept has gained lesser attention than EFLL. Moreover, the research on EFLL commonly focuses on the anxiety provoking factors. Yet again, there has been very limited research on how to overcome anxiety-provoking factors on both research areas. Accordingly, as this study was two of the three segments of a university-based project and the subject of anxiety-provoking factors was the issue of another study, the purpose of this study was firstly to explore how to overcome anxiety-provoking factors among pre-service EFL teachers while teaching English to young language learners at a real classroom setting as a part of teaching practicum. Secondly, this study also attempted to make a holistic classification rather than an atomistic one as it classified the findings of overcoming anxiety provoking factors into subtitles such as cognitive, affective, socio-cultural resolutions and some other official resolutions. In the study, 25 EFL pre-service teachers at Balikesir University were the sample group. The qualitative data was collected through background questionnaires, interviews and reflections. The study concluded that pre-service EFL teachers revealed their reflections on how to overcome anxiety-provoking factors as they experienced Foreign Language Teaching Anxiety (FLTA) whilst practicing teaching English to young language learners during teaching practicum courses. Some practical recommendations were given at the end of the study. 

scholarly journals A Qualitative Research on Foreign Language Teaching Anxiety

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Selami Aydin
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Learners ◽  
Language Proficiency ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
Research Area ◽  
Foreign Language Teaching ◽  
Negative Evaluation ◽  
Foreign Language Learners ◽  
Service Training ◽  
Teaching Anxiety

While research mainly focuses on identification of anxiety, its causes and effects on the learning process and the ways to allay anxiety among foreign language learners, foreign language teaching anxiety has remained a research area that has not attracted much attention. Therefore, in the context of teaching anxiety among pre-service teachers of English as a foreign language (EFL), the current study aims to investigate the sources of foreign language teaching anxiety (FLTA). The sample group in the study consisted of 60 pre-service teachers. A background questionnaire, interviews, reflections and essay papers were used to collect qualitative data. The results indicated that pre-service teachers experience FLTA before, during and after their teaching activities. The study also concluded that the sources of FLTA are teachers’ personality, perceptions of low level language proficiency, fear of negative evaluation, teaching demotivation and amotivation, teaching inexperience and technical concerns. It was recommended that the curricula of pre- and in-service training programs should include topics to raise awareness of FLTA.

scholarly journals EXPLORING TEACHER’S ANXIETY IN USING ENGLISH AND THEIR MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES AT BILINGUAL SCHOOL

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 97
Author(s):  
Mardhiyah Muchtar ◽  
La Ode Sidu Marafad ◽  
Kamaluddin Kamaluddin
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Foreign Language Teaching ◽  
Social Strategies ◽  
English Classes ◽  
Teaching Anxiety ◽  
Psychological Influence ◽  
Bilingual School

Psychological influence is a never-ending aspect that can not be separated from language teaching and learning, and Foreign Language Teaching Anxiety is one of those psychological hindrances. This study was aimed to find out the causes of foreign language teaching anxiety (FLTA) of teachers in bilingual school, the effects, how the teachers deal with their anxieties, and school support in helping the teachers. This research employed qualitative research, and using a close-ended questionnaire, interview, and observations as sources of the data. The participants were all teachers of Lazuardi Ibnu Sina Elementary School which consists of 10 teachers (6 Homeroom Teacher and 4 Subject Teachers). The results indicated that the majority of teachers fear negative evaluations from the students and supervising teachers.  It also showed that the teachers used professional, personal, and social strategies to manage their anxieties.  As for the effects, most of the teachers think that teacher anxiety will affect their image in front of students and students will not get enough exposure to English. In light of these findings, it also showed that bilingual school should provide more English Classes and English Day for their teachers and school in order to improve their English skills and manage their teaching anxieties.

scholarly journals The Foreign Language Teaching Anxiety Scale: Preliminary Tests of Validity and Reliability

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 44-55
Author(s):  
Selami Aydin ◽  
Ozgehan Ustuk
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
High Reliability ◽  
Foreign Language Learning ◽  
Foreign Language Teaching ◽  
Anxiety Scale ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Learning Context ◽  
Teaching Anxiety

Although anxiety in the foreign language learning context has been studied extensively, the anxiety experienced by foreign language teachers, who are important stakeholders of classroom contexts and language learners themselves, seems to be overlooked. While research mainly focuses on foreign language anxiety in a learning context, there is not sufficient research to contextualize foreign language teaching anxiety (FLTA). In addition, in the current literature, few studies were performed to measure FLTA. In light of this, this study aims to present the preliminary results of the validity and reliability of the Foreign Language Teaching Anxiety Scale (FLTAS). A background questionnaire and the FLTAS were administered to 100 senior pre-service teachers of English as a foreign language (EFL), before performing Cronbach’s Alpha and exploratory factor analysis. The findings showed that the scale obtains a high reliability coefficient and internal consistency in a five-factor solution. The study ends with recommendations for further research.

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