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Listening Comprehension and Anxiety in the Arabic Language
Classroom
Presenter : Adam Wang Adviser : Dr. Pi-Ying Teresa HsuDate : October 21, 2013
Citation
Elkhafaifi, H. (2005). Listening Comprehension and Anxiety in the Arabic Language Classroom. The Modern Language Journal, 89(2), 206-220.
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Contents
Introduction1
Literature Review2
Methodology3
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Results4
Discussion5
Reflection6
Introduction
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Introduction
Definition of terms
LCTL = less commonly taught languages
FLCAS = Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale
FLLAS = Foreign Language Listening Anxiety Scale
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Introduction
Background
Anxiety plays an important role in foreign language (FL) students’ classroom performance, and its potentially detrimental effect on learners in foreign or second language (FL) classes has concerned FL educators for years.
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Introduction
Gap
There are some published studies concerning the issue of listening anxiety in FLs, but none has examined FL learning anxiety or listening anxiety in Arabic.
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Introduction
Purpose of the study
①To determine whether general FL anxiety and listening anxiety are separate phenomena in the Arabic language classroom
②To examine correlates of learning and listening anxiety and to evaluate the differences in these two types of anxiety across learner characteristics and type of Arabic course
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Introduction
Research Questions
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Question 1 (Pearson Correlation)
Does listening anxiety exist as a phenomenon distinguishable from general FL learning anxiety?
Question 2 (Pearson Correlation)
Are FL learning anxiety and listening anxiety levels correlation with achievement (course grade and listening comprehension grade) and academic experience (year in school and level of Arabic course)?
Question 3 (ANOVA)
Do FL levels of learning anxiety and listening anxiety differ across categories of gender, level of Arabic course, and course type (elective, required, or major)?
Literature Review
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Literature Review
Bailey (1983) explored the correlation between anxiety and learners’ performance and concluded that a high level of anxiety could have adverse effects on student’s FL performance.
(Bailey, 1983)
Spielmann and Radnofsky (2001) concluded that anxiety has a detrimental effect on language acquisition.
(Spirlmann & Radnofsky, 2001).
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Literature Review
Depending on the individual, anxious FL learners may express their feelings through avoidance behavior, such as skipping language class, failing to prepare for class or avoiding eye contact with the instructor.
(Bailey, 1983)
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Methodology
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Methodology
Participants
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107 male
126 female
Methodology
Instrument
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Methodology
Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale (FLCAS)
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Methodology
Foreign Language Listening Anxiety Scale (FLLAS)
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Methodology
Procedure
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Results
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Results
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Question 1 (Pearson Correlation)
Does listening anxiety exist as a phenomenon distinguishable from general FL learning anxiety?
The Pearson r (see Table 3) indicated a significant positive relationship between the two
scales (r = .66, p < .01).
Results
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Question 2 (Pearson Correlation)
Are FL learning anxiety and listening anxiety levels correlation with achievement (course grade and listening comprehension grade) and academic experience (year in school and level of Arabic course)?
Results
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Listening Grade The results in Table 3 show a significant negative correlation between listening anxiety (FLLAS) and the final listening comprehension grade (r=-.70, p <.01)
General Grade Table 3 shows a significant negative correlation between listening anxiety and the final general grade (r = −.65, p < .01).
Year in School. There was a small, but statistically significant negative correlation (see Table 3) between listening anxiety and the participant’s year of postsecondary instruction (r = −.13, p < .05).
Level of Arabic Course. The data revealed a small, but statistically significant negative correlation (see Table 3) between listening anxiety and the level of the Arabic course (r =−.19, p < .01).
Results
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Listening Grade. The results (see Table 3) showed a significant negative correlation between FL anxiety (FLCAS) and the final listening comprehension grade (r = −.53, p < .01).
General Grade. The results also showed a significant negative correlation between FL anxiety and the final course grade (r = −.54, p < .01).
Year in School. There was a small, but statistically significant negative correlation (see Table 3) between FL learning anxiety and the year in school (r = −.15, p < .05).
Level of Arabic Course. There was a small but statistically significant negative correlation (see Table 3) between FL learning anxiety and the level of the Arabic course (r = −.22, p < .01).
Results
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Question 3 (ANOVA)
Do FL levels of learning anxiety and listening anxiety differ across categories of gender, level of Arabic course, and course type (elective, required, or major)?
Main Effect 1 : Level of Arabic study.
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Main Effect 2 : Gender
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Main Effect 3 : Course Type
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Discussion
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Discussion
For both listening and FL learning anxiety, small, but statistically significant negative correlations between anxiety and the student’s year in school emerged.
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Reflection
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Reflection
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Questionnaire
English Listening Comprehension Strategy Questionnaire
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Questionnaire
English Listening Comprehension Strategy Questionnaire
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Questionnaire
Foreign Language Listening Anxiety Scale (FLLAS)
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