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ERIC Number: EJ597326
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-1028-4435
Communication Apprehension of Chinese ESL Students.
Mak, Barley Shuk-Yin; White, Cynthia
Hong Kong Journal of Applied Linguistics, v2 n1 p81-95 Jun 1997
Looks at Chinese learners in New Zealand to investigate the negative effects of anxiety on linguistic performance. Particular focus is on a kind of anxiety that has come to be known as communication apprehension. Discusses an action research project conducted in a high school that shows sources of communication anxiety. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Action Research, Communication Apprehension, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, High School Students, High Schools, Interviews, Questionnaires, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Student Attitudes
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Chinese People; New Zealand