ERIC Number: ED573228
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2015
Pages: 15
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A Study on the Effects of Meditation on Anxiety and Foreign Language Vocabulary Learning
Önem, E. E.
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This study aimed to find whether meditation can be effective in terms of anxiety and vocabulary learning in a foreign language learning context. To test this, an experimental pre-test and post-test study was designed. 61 students (14 male-47 female) from the English Language Teaching Department of a state university in Turkey were assigned into control and experiment groups to study a group of words in English. Before the experiment phase, an anxiety test (State-Trait Anxiety Inventory) and vocabulary test were administered to both groups as pre-tests to determine their level of anxiety and knowledge of words in the beginning. During the experiment phase, both groups were taught a group of target words by using the same teaching and learning materials for 2 hours in 2 weeks, but only the experiment group did meditation sessions before the experiment phase. After the experiment phase, the same anxiety and vocabulary tests were administered as post-tests and "t-test" was employed to compare the results. The post-test results showed that meditation led to a statistically significant difference in the anxiety and learning levels between two groups. Discussion of the results as well as implications for future research is presented. [This paper was published in: "Journal of Language and Literature Education" n15 p134-148 2015.]
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Intervention, Anxiety, Vocabulary Development, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language), College Students, Control Groups, Experimental Groups, Likert Scales, Pretests Posttests, Knowledge Level, Program Effectiveness, Olfactory Perception, Relaxation Training, Statistical Analysis
Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Turkey
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: State Trait Anxiety Inventory
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