New Insights into Language Anxiety : : Theory, Research and Educational Implications / / ed. by Christina Gkonou, Mark Daubney, Jean-Marc Dewaele.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter MultiLingual Matters Complete eBook-Package 2017
• MitwirkendeR: Daubney, Mark,; Dewaele, Jean-Marc,; Dörnyei, Zoltán,; Gkonou, Christina,; Gregersen, Tammy,; Horwitz, Elaine K.,; King, Jim,; MacIntyre, Peter D.,; Olson, Tucker,; Oxford, Rebecca L.,; Rubio-Alcalá, Fernando D.,; Smith, Lesley,; Tóth, Zsuzsa,; Şimşek, Erdi,
• HerausgeberIn: Daubney, Mark,; Dewaele, Jean-Marc,; Gkonou, Christina,
• Place / Publishing House: Bristol ;, Blue Ridge Summit : : Multilingual Matters, , [2017]; ©2017
• Year of Publication: 2017
• Language: English
• Series: Second Language Acquisition
• Physical Description: 1 online resource

This book provides an overview of current theory, research and practice in the field of language anxiety and brings together a range of perspectives on this psychological construct in a single volume. Chapters in the volume are divided into three sections. Part 1 revisits language anxiety theory, showing that it can be viewed as a complex and dynamic construct and that it is linked to other psychological variables, such as the self and personality. In Part 2, a series of contextualised studies on language anxiety are presented, with a key feature of these studies being the diverse research designs which are applied in different instructional settings across the globe. Part 3 bridges theory and practice by presenting coping strategies and practice activities with a view to informing classroom practice and pedagogical interventions.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Contributors -- 1. Introduction -- Part 1: Theoretical Insights -- 2. An Overview of Language Anxiety Research and Trends in its Development -- 3. On the Misreading of Horwitz, Horwitz and Cope (1986) and the Need to Balance Anxiety Research and the Experiences of Anxious Language Learners -- Part 2: Empirical Investigations -- 4. Anxiety and L2 Self-Images: The 'Anxious Self' -- 5. Are Perfectionists More Anxious Foreign Language Learners and Users? -- 6. Social Anxiety and Silence in Japan's Tertiary Foreign Language Classrooms -- 7. Do You See What I Feel? An Idiodynamic Assessment of Expert and Peer's Reading of Nonverbal Language Anxiety Cues -- 8. Towards an Ecological Understanding of Language Anxiety -- 9. Exploring the Relationship between Anxiety and Advanced Hungarian EFL Learners' Communication Experiences in the Target Language: A Study of High- vs Low-Anxious Learners -- Part 3: Implications for Practice -- 10. Anxious Language Learners Can Change Their Minds: Ideas and Strategies from Traditional Psychology and Positive Psychology -- 11. The Links Between Self-Esteem and Language Anxiety and Implications for the Classroom -- 12. Conclusion -- Index