YABANCI DİL BRANŞ ÖĞRETMENLERİNİN YABANCI DİL KAYGISINA İLİŞKİN GÖRÜŞLERİNİN İNCELENMESİ
ANALYSIS OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHERS’ REVIEWS RELATED TO FOREIGN LANGUAGE ANXIETY

Summary/Abstract: The aim of this study is to investigate foreign language teachers’ reviews related to foreign language anxiety. The participants were forty-five foreign language teachers from ten schools in Diyarbakır province in 2014-2015 academic year. The data of this study were collected with structured interview questionnaire and analyzed through “descriptive analysis technique”. The findings revealed that the reasons of foreign language anxiety resulted from the content of foreign language curriculum, foreign language skills, out- of school language learning environment, teachers’ proficiency and attitudes, teaching technologies and social relations in language learning classrooms. It was concluded that teachers’ attitudes were more threating for students than teachers’ proficiency levels. Moreover, it was reported that high school students felt anxious mostly in the field of speaking among the other foreign language skills. Finally, It was thought to be crucial to regulate language learning environments according to the psycho-social levels of secondary school students as it enables them to be active and willing while learning and decreases their anxiety.

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