Gender contribution in anxiety in speaking EFL among Iranian learners
Journal Title: International Research Journal of Applied and Basic Sciences - Year 2014, Vol 8, Issue 11
Abstract
There is no doubt that second language learning is a complex process which involves several factors, and that this process is highly influenced due to plasticity of the brain. Foreign language anxiety is widely used to describe the feeling of tension, which is specifically associated with foreign language learning contexts, including listening, speaking, reading, and writing. It interferes with the production of a foreign language, which is speaking in foreign language. Gender, is among the factors that influence language learning process. Both males and females are equipped with some tendencies that would help them to acquire some aspects of language much faster and easier. The present study is an attempt to investigate the ideas for and against gender as a influential factor in facilitating the process of second language learning. To achieve this aim 80 learners who learn English in language learning institutions in Ilam province were investigated. The instrument used in this study to measure student’s foreign language speaking anxiety is the Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale (FLCAS) developed by Horwitz (1986), and the results of speaking grades which are qualitative data from the interview with learners is used as another kind of questionnaire to measure learners speaking. The results show that male respondents demonstrated higher levels of language anxiety compared to Female students.
Authors and Affiliations
Ebrahim fariadian(M. A. )| Department of English Language Teaching,Ilam Branch,Islamic Azad University , Ilam, Iran., Akbar Azizifar| Department of English Language Teaching,Ilam Branch,Islamic Azad University , Ilam, Iran., Habib Gowhary| Department of English Language Teaching,Ilam Branch,Islamic Azad University , Ilam, Iran.
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