Anxiety and Speaking English as a Second Language

By Lindy Woodrow. 2006

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Subfields: Language and Linguistics, Literature and Literary Theory

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Speaking Anxiety in English Conversation Classrooms among Thai Students. (2016, background): “Moreover, stages of anxiety should not be ignored (Woodrow, 2006) as some learners may have anxiety because of their lack of skills or “skills deficit” (p. 324).”
Anxiety and EFL: does multilingualism matter? (2013, background): “Additionally, Woodrow (2006) in her study of anxiety with English for Academic Purposes (EAP) students from a variety of backgrounds found that students from China, Korea, and Japan were more anxious than the students from other countries.”
Heritage language anxiety and majority language anxiety among Turkish immigrants in the Netherlands (2018, background): “This language inequality can be particularly anxiety provoking for students with immigrant or minority status when they speak the ML to mainstream community members (e.g. Pappamihiel, 2001; Woodrow, 2006).”
Mindsets as sources of L2 speaking anxiety and self-confidence: the case of international teaching assistants in the U.S. (2021, background): “Scholars have investigated various aspects of the phenomenon and have found evidence for the negative effects of anxiety on L2 oral performance (e.g., Ahmetović, Bećirović, and Dubravac 2020; Hewitt and Stephenson 2012; Phillips 1992; Şimşek and Dörnyei 2017; Tóth 2017; Woodrow 2006), motivation (e.”
Students’ Perceptions of Language Anxiety in Speaking Classes (2013, background): “Woodrow (2006) draws a distinction between in-class and out-of-class anxiety and finds that communication with teachers and performing in front of a class are the major contributors to language anxiety in speaking classes.”
The effect of multilingualism, sociobiographical, and situational factors on communicative anxiety and foreign language anxiety of mature language learners (2007, background): “Indeed, FLA has been shown to be a significant predictor of oral achievement (Woodrow, 2006).”
Effects of Trait Emotional Intelligence and Sociobiographical Variables on Communicative Anxiety and Foreign Language Anxiety among Adult Multilinguals: A Review and Empirical Investigation (2008, background): “English language learners from Confucian Heritage Cultures (China, Korea, and Japan) typically suffer more from FLA than other ethnic groups (Woodrow, 2006).”
An Analysis of Factors Influencing Learners’ English Speaking Skill (2017, background): “According to Woodrow (2006), anxiety has a negative effect on the oral performance of English speakers.”
EFL Speaking Anxiety among Senior High School Students and Policy Recommendations (2015, background): “…studies have documented foreign language speaking anxiety including Young (1990),Cheng, Horwitz, and Schallert (1999), Gregersen and Horwitz (2002), Woodrow (2006), Tinjaca and Contreras (2008), Liu and Jackson (2008), Tsiplakides and Keramida (2009), Subaşı (2010), Fang-peng and Dong (2010), Mak…”