The classroom aroma : Examining the relationship between teacher immediacy, foreign language enjoyment and foreign language classroom anxiety in adolescent learners of English as a foreign language
Year: 2024
Type: dissertation
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: This study examines how FL teachers' verbal and nonverbal immediacy impacts adolescent students' Foreign Language Enjoyment (FLE) and Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety (FLCA). Using a mixed-method approach, involving five native-speaker English instructors and 25 Catalan/Spanish bilingual adolescent students, this research found a moderate to strong positive correlation between FLE and perceived teacher immediacy, and a moderate negative correlation between FLCA and perceived teacher immediacy. These findings suggest that enhancing teacher immediacy can boost student enjoyment and reduce anxiety, highlighting the importance of the affective dimension in FL learning. Future research should explore strategies to further alleviate FLCA.
Authors: Bechelani Slilaty, Naíme, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Facultat de Filosofia i Lletres, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Filologia Anglesa i de Germanística
Language: English
Subfield: Language and Linguistics
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W6999141001