THE INFLUENCE OF TEACHERS AND PEERS ON FOREIGN LANGUAGE CLASSROOM ANXIETY

Abstract

The aim of this study is to investigate the influences of teachers’ and peers’ attitudes on the foreign language classroom anxiety (FLCA) levels of the students. The study has been carried out at the ELT Department of Dicle University, Faculty of Education. The data have been collected by means of a questionnaire, designed to measure the FLCA levels of the students and an interview, the aim of which is to obtain information about the effects of teachers’ and peers’ attitudes on students with different anxiety levels. The results of the study have revealed that, in a language class, the level of anxiety increases with the influence of teachers and peers

Keywords

• Anxiety
• Language Anxiety
• Foreign Language

ÖĞRETMEN VE SINIF ARKADAŞLARININ YABANCI DİL SINIF KAYGISI ÜZERİNDEKİ ETKİLERİ

Öz

Bu çalışmanın amacı öğretmen ve sınıf arkadaşlarının davranışlarının öğrencilerin yabancı dil sınıf kaygıları üzerindeki etkilerini incelemektir. Çalışma, Dicle Üniversitesi, Eğitim Fakültesi, İngiliz Dili Eğitimi Anabilim Dalı’nda yürütülmüştür. Veriler, öğrencilerin yabancı dil sınıf kaygısını ölçmek için düzenlenmiş bir anket ve farklı kaygı seviyelerine sahip öğrenciler üzerinde öğretmen ve sınıf arkadaşlarının davranışlarının etkisi ilgili bilgi sağlamayı amaçlayan bir mülakat yoluyla toplanmıştır. Çalışmanın sonuçları, bir dil sınıfında, kaygı düzeyinin öğretmen ve sınıf arkadaşlarının etkisiyle arttığını göstermiştir

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Kaygı
• Dil Kaygısı
• Yabancı Dil Sınıf Kaygısı.

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