ERIC Number: EJ853125
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Publication Date: 2009
Pages: 26
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Foreign Language Anxiety and Heritage Students of Spanish: A Quantitative Study
Tallon, Michael
Foreign Language Annals, v42 n1 p112-137 Spr 2009
The purpose of this study was to investigate if heritage students of Spanish experience foreign language anxiety and, if so, what levels of anxiety they experience. The data were collected using the Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale (FLCAS). A total of 413 students (209 heritage students and 204 nonheritage students) participated in this study. In general, the mean anxiety scores for the heritage students were lower than the mean anxiety scores for the nonheritage students, although there were a few instances when the heritage students actually had higher anxiety scores. In addition, the heritage students in this study reported lower anxiety scores than other college-level students from previous studies reported in the literature that also used the FLCAS. (Contains 1 figure, 4 tables and 6 notes.)
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Anxiety, Heritage Education, Spanish, Second Language Instruction, Statistical Analysis, Measures (Individuals), Scores, College Students
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Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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