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ERIC Number: ED622777
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2022-Jun
Pages: 13
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-2723-746X
EISSN: EISSN-2722-8592
The Effects of Collaborative Learning on Young ESL Learners' L2 Anxiety and Speaking Performance
Nhi Ha, Thi Yen; Bich Ngoc, Nguyen Thi; Lynh Dan, Nguyen Ngoc; Nghia, Tran Trung
Online Submission, International Journal of Asian Education (IJAE) v3 n2 p125-137 Jun 2022
Foreign Language Anxiety (FLA) is one of the issues of interest attracting researchers in recent decades. However, while collaborative learning introduced a prospective tool for FLA, it has not been much researched in the L2 classroom context, particularly in Vietnam. This paper focuses on using collaborative learning to reduce foreign language anxiety and enhance the L2 speaking performance of young learners at an English center in Ho Chi Minh city. A combination of tools, including Aydin et al.'s (2017) Children Foreign Language Anxiety Scale (CFLAS) for the pre-tests and post-tests, the teacher's diary, and follow-up interviews, was used to measure the changes in learner' FLA level and speaking performance. After five-week implementations, these learners' FLA was slightly alleviated, and their speaking performance was improved using a collaborative learning approach. Moreover, learners were found to have positive attitudes and experience with learning in the new approach. These findings implied that collaborative learning could be a potential treatment to help L2 learners uncover their anxious selves and find more confidence in using the target language.
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Vietnam
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale
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