Research Article

The Role of Native Speaker Peers on Language Learners’ Fear of Negative Evaluation and Language Anxiety

Volume: 41 Number: 1 April 22, 2024
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The Role of Native Speaker Peers on Language Learners’ Fear of Negative Evaluation and Language Anxiety

Abstract

This study investigated graduate-level international students’ linguistic and learning experiences in classrooms predominated by native English-speaking (NES) students. The central objective was to discern the impact of NES students’ presence on the fear of negative evaluation experienced by international students speaking English as a second language in an American university. A survey was initially administered to 22 graduate-level international students, and five international students, distinguished by heightened levels of anxiety associated with negative evaluation in classrooms primarily dominated by NES students, were interviewed. The interview data were analyzed with domain analysis. The findings elucidated that international students’ fear of negative evaluation depended mainly on instructors’ practices and international students’ perceptions of NES peers’ attitudes. Moreover, the increased fear of negative evaluation adversely impacted their linguistic behaviors and overall engagement with instructional content. The findings implied a need for more inclusive and safe learning environments in graduate schools.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

English As A Second Language

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

April 22, 2024

Submission Date

November 12, 2023

Acceptance Date

December 22, 2023

Published in Issue

Year 2024 Volume: 41 Number: 1

APA
Yılmaz, T., & De Jong, E. (2024). The Role of Native Speaker Peers on Language Learners’ Fear of Negative Evaluation and Language Anxiety. Bogazici University Journal of Education, 41(1), 1-17. https://doi.org/10.52597/buje.1389669
AMA
1.Yılmaz T, De Jong E. The Role of Native Speaker Peers on Language Learners’ Fear of Negative Evaluation and Language Anxiety. BUJE. 2024;41(1):1-17. doi:10.52597/buje.1389669
Chicago
Yılmaz, Tuba, and Ester De Jong. 2024. “The Role of Native Speaker Peers on Language Learners’ Fear of Negative Evaluation and Language Anxiety”. Bogazici University Journal of Education 41 (1): 1-17. https://doi.org/10.52597/buje.1389669.
EndNote
Yılmaz T, De Jong E (April 1, 2024) The Role of Native Speaker Peers on Language Learners’ Fear of Negative Evaluation and Language Anxiety. Bogazici University Journal of Education 41 1 1–17.
IEEE
[1]T. Yılmaz and E. De Jong, “The Role of Native Speaker Peers on Language Learners’ Fear of Negative Evaluation and Language Anxiety”, BUJE, vol. 41, no. 1, pp. 1–17, Apr. 2024, doi: 10.52597/buje.1389669.
ISNAD
Yılmaz, Tuba - De Jong, Ester. “The Role of Native Speaker Peers on Language Learners’ Fear of Negative Evaluation and Language Anxiety”. Bogazici University Journal of Education 41/1 (April 1, 2024): 1-17. https://doi.org/10.52597/buje.1389669.
JAMA
1.Yılmaz T, De Jong E. The Role of Native Speaker Peers on Language Learners’ Fear of Negative Evaluation and Language Anxiety. BUJE. 2024;41:1–17.
MLA
Yılmaz, Tuba, and Ester De Jong. “The Role of Native Speaker Peers on Language Learners’ Fear of Negative Evaluation and Language Anxiety”. Bogazici University Journal of Education, vol. 41, no. 1, Apr. 2024, pp. 1-17, doi:10.52597/buje.1389669.
Vancouver
1.Tuba Yılmaz, Ester De Jong. The Role of Native Speaker Peers on Language Learners’ Fear of Negative Evaluation and Language Anxiety. BUJE. 2024 Apr. 1;41(1):1-17. doi:10.52597/buje.1389669

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