Selected Determinants of Pronunciation Anxiety

Autor/inn/en	Baran-Lucarz, Malgorzata; Lee, Jang Ho
Titel	Selected Determinants of Pronunciation Anxiety
Quelle	In: International Journal of English Studies, 21 (2021) 1, S.93-113 (21 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1578-7044
Schlagwörter	Anxiety; Second Language Learning; Language Skills; Native Speakers; Language Teachers; Study Abroad; Student Attitudes; English (Second Language); Pronunciation; Language Proficiency; Self Efficacy; Interpersonal Communication; Undergraduate Students; Foreign Countries; Oral Language; Predictor Variables; South Korea (Seoul) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Angst; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Language skill; Sprachkompetenz; Muttersprachler; Language teacher; Sprachunterricht; Studies abroad; Auslandsstudium; Schülerverhalten; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Aussprache; Language skills; Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; Interpersonale Kommunikation; Ausland; Oral interpretation; Mündlicher Sprachgebrauch; Prädiktor
Abstract	Empirical research shows that language anxiety has a detrimental effect on foreign language learning and its use. Several studies suggest that anxiety related to mastering and using foreign languages is skill-specific. This study examined pronunciation anxiety and attempted to determine its significant correlates. The included factors ranged from learning experiences with native-speaking teachers, previous studying abroad experience, and enjoyment of learning the target language, to willingness to communicate in the target language. A questionnaire was administered to two groups of EFL learners of different majors and different self-perceived levels. Hierarchical multiple regression analyses for both groups showed that willingness to communicate in English was the strongest determinant of pronunciation anxiety, while foreign language enjoyment the second meaningful correlate, but only in the case of the group whose self-assessment of general proficiency in English was lower. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01