Review of Research on Foreign Language Anxiety and Foreign Language Enjoyment

Abstract

Research on foreign language anxiety and foreign language enjoyment are reviewed, including those investigating the effect of foreign language anxiety and foreign language enjoyment on foreign language performances, those exploring the interrelations among foreign language anxiety, foreign language enjoyment and other learner variables, and those focusing on foreign language anxiety in specific linguistic skills. Foreign language enjoyment in specific linguistic skills needs further empirical investigation and a longitudinal perspective is warranted in further foreign language anxiety and foreign language enjoyment research.

Quantitative Method to Explore the Critical Issues of Speaking Anxiety Amongst Chinese PHD Candidates’ Doctoral Dissertation Oral Defense

“…Notwithstanding, Horwitz, Horwitz, and Cope (1986) revealed that building a rapport in the target language has been the most daunting facet of foreign language acquisition. Moreover, in accordance with the findings of a slew of studies, foreign language anxiety is indeed a massive concern and commonly an adverse consequence that may hamper a person's foreign language (FL) acquisition (Alqurashi & Althubaiti, 2021;Cui, 2020;Alaleh, 2018;Dewaele & MacIntyre, 2016). Foreign language anxiety (FLA) is thought to be crucial and compelling in predicting foreign language achievement of EFL learners, principally in speaking skill and communication competence in institutional and highly qualified academic contexts Fujii, 2021;Effiong, 2015).…”

“…Language anxiety has been extensively researched over the last several decades, leading to a wealth of new information and resources. As a result, it has had a direct effect on language education, language employment, and retention of foreign languages (Chmarkh, 2022;Alqurashi & Althubaiti, 2021;Cui, 2020;Doff, 2018;Alaleh, 2018). This study was undertaken to acquire a broader understanding of the problem, particularly as it relates to the foreign language anxiety experienced by Chinese EFL Ph.D. candidates during their dissertation oral defense presentations.…”

Psychological Tools Affecting Increasing Motivation to Learn Two Foreign Languages

“…Knowledge of a foreign language is the key to the culture of other people speaking that language (Tamimi & Seyyed, 2017;Zelenska, 2019;Cui, 2020;Zhuo et al, 2021). Language is a means of communication and expression of thought and the accumulation of cultural values.…”

Analysis of Chinese EFL Postgraduates' Experiences with Public Speaking Anxiety toward International Conference Presentation

“…In recent decades, language anxiety has been addressed in great detail, as a growing number of relevant research has been done. It has had a direct impact on foreign language learning, language performance, and perhaps even long-term language proficiency (Chmarkh, 2022;Alqurashi & Althubaiti, 2021;Cui, 2020;Doff, 2018;Alaleh, 2018). This study was conducted to acquire a deeper understanding of the situation, especially as it pertains to the foreign language anxiety suffered by Chinese EFL postgraduates during their international conference presentations.…”

“…In terms of psychology, foreign language anxiety may be theoretically defined as the tense and apprehensive sentiments of language learners, as well as their attitudes in foreign language environments (Cui, 2020;Doff, 2018). Anxiety, as a psychological condition, is characterized by a subjective experience of discontent, tension, uneasiness, and concern that is accompanied by an activation of the autonomic nervous system (Pecorari, 2018;Alaleh, 2018).…”