Research Article

Foreign Language Teaching Anxiety among Non-native Teachers of English: A Sample from Turkey

Volume: 6 Number: 3 December 25, 2016
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Foreign Language Teaching Anxiety among Non-native Teachers of English: A Sample from Turkey

Abstract

Following a mixed-method approach, this study investigated foreign language teaching anxiety among non-native teachers of English in Turkish context. The participants included 103 instructors working at six different state universities and the data were collected through both qualitative and quantitative methods. The findings derived from the quantitative data revealed that teachers had a moderate level of teaching anxiety and they felt more anxious when they taught a skill in which they did not feel themselves competent enough. It was also found that gender and educational background did not have an effect on teaching anxiety whereas years of teaching experience significantly influenced the level of it. The results of the qualitative analysis showed that knowledge of target language items, students’ manners and knowledge of target culture were the primary factors which made the teachers feel anxious in classroom atmosphere. Finally, the study put forward several implications for in-service teacher training based on the findings.

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Primary Language

English

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Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Gökhan Öztürk
AFYON KOCATEPE UNIV

Publication Date

December 25, 2016

Submission Date

April 26, 2016

Acceptance Date

December 24, 2016

Published in Issue

Year 2016 Volume: 6 Number: 3

APA
Öztürk, G. (2016). Foreign Language Teaching Anxiety among Non-native Teachers of English: A Sample from Turkey. Sakarya University Journal of Education, 6(3), 54-70. https://doi.org/10.19126/suje.220180
AMA
1.Öztürk G. Foreign Language Teaching Anxiety among Non-native Teachers of English: A Sample from Turkey. SUJE. 2016;6(3):54-70. doi:10.19126/suje.220180
Chicago
Öztürk, Gökhan. 2016. “Foreign Language Teaching Anxiety Among Non-Native Teachers of English: A Sample from Turkey”. Sakarya University Journal of Education 6 (3): 54-70. https://doi.org/10.19126/suje.220180.
EndNote
Öztürk G (December 1, 2016) Foreign Language Teaching Anxiety among Non-native Teachers of English: A Sample from Turkey. Sakarya University Journal of Education 6 3 54–70.
IEEE
[1]G. Öztürk, “Foreign Language Teaching Anxiety among Non-native Teachers of English: A Sample from Turkey”, SUJE, vol. 6, no. 3, pp. 54–70, Dec. 2016, doi: 10.19126/suje.220180.
ISNAD
Öztürk, Gökhan. “Foreign Language Teaching Anxiety Among Non-Native Teachers of English: A Sample from Turkey”. Sakarya University Journal of Education 6/3 (December 1, 2016): 54-70. https://doi.org/10.19126/suje.220180.
JAMA
1.Öztürk G. Foreign Language Teaching Anxiety among Non-native Teachers of English: A Sample from Turkey. SUJE. 2016;6:54–70.
MLA
Öztürk, Gökhan. “Foreign Language Teaching Anxiety Among Non-Native Teachers of English: A Sample from Turkey”. Sakarya University Journal of Education, vol. 6, no. 3, Dec. 2016, pp. 54-70, doi:10.19126/suje.220180.
Vancouver
1.Gökhan Öztürk. Foreign Language Teaching Anxiety among Non-native Teachers of English: A Sample from Turkey. SUJE. 2016 Dec. 1;6(3):54-70. doi:10.19126/suje.220180

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