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70ForeignLanguageClassroomAnxietyandForeignLanguage000
5.IfeelconfidentwhenIspeakinforeignlanguageclass.
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6.IgetnervousandconfusedwhenIamspeaking
inmyforeignlanguageclass.
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7.IstarttopanicwhenIhavetospeakwithoutpreparation1
inforeignlanguageclass.
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8.Itembarrassesmetovolunteeranswers
inmyforeignlanguageclass.
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Reflection
Whatarethreesimplesolutionsthatyoucouldimplementstraightawaytohelp
yourstudentsexperiencemoreenjoymentandengagementinyourforeignlanguage
lessons?
Canyouidentifythemoststressfulsituationsyourstudentsfacewhilelearning
andprovidewaystoreduceyourstudents’anxiety?
Dissemination
1.AskacolleagueaboutFLCAandFLE-relatedepisodesfromtheirownexperience
aslanguagelearners.TowhatextentarethereasonsbehindFLEandFLCA
thesameordiferentfromthosethatyourlearnersmightgive?
2.Askafewfellowteachersaboutareasofclassroomlifethatcontributethemost
toanxietyandenjoyment.Towhatextentcanweremoveanxiety-causing
factorsfromourteaching?Howcanweencouragemorelanguageenjoyment,
bothprivateandsocial?
KeyTerms
broaden-and-buildtheory-atheoryassumingthatpositiveemotionscan
broadenone’sawarenessandleadtonovelandexploratorythoughtsand
actions
flow-amentalstateinwhichoneisfullyimmersedinanactivitythatmatches
thelevelofskillwiththelevelofchallenge;acommonresultofflowis
atransformationoftheperceptionoftime