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ERIC Number: EJ1211706
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018-Dec
Pages: 21
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ISSN: ISSN-0155-0640
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Foreign Language Anxiety in Relation to Affective Variables: Learners of Korean as a Foreign Language in Australia
Jee, Min Jung
Australian Review of Applied Linguistics, v41 n3 p328-348 Dec 2018
This study investigated Korean-as-a-foreign-language (KFL) students' foreign language anxiety (FLA) in relation to five affective variables (i.e., unwillingness to communicate, classroom risk-taking, classroom sociability, motivation, and self-efficacy) as well as to self-rated Korean proficiency. One hundred and fifty-two KFL students who were enrolled in Korean classes in a large public university in Australia completed survey items for the study. Overall, KFL students in Australia showed moderate levels of anxiety (M=2.79) and unwillingness to communicate (M=2.58). Additionally, their levels of motivation (M=3.92) and self-efficacy (M=3.41) were high. Five affective variables were proven to be significantly related with FLA: a positive correlation between FLA and unwillingness to communicate; and negative correlations between FLA and classroom risk-taking, classroom sociability, motivation and self-efficacy. Among the variables, self-efficacy and self-rated overall Korean proficiency were found to be the best predictors of FLA.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Australia
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale
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