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Dr Christina Gkonou´s webinar was streamed live on Monday, 28 January 2019, 10am GMT
Abstract: Research into foreign language anxiety has shown how pernicious it can be for learners and the extent to which it can negatively influence their academic achievement and psychological well-being inside and outside of class. Anxiety is therefore mainly depicted as a negative emotion. However, there are individuals who, after long-standing battles with anxiety, have managed to significantly control it and overcome it; or they have managed to turn a negative situation into a positive one and reap the benefit of adopting a different mindset. In this workshop we will look at the nature of foreign language learner anxiety and how it has been conceptualised in previous research. We will also consider a range of research methodologies that could be applied to the study of anxiety.
Dr Christina Gkonou is Associate Professor of TESOL at the Department of Language and Linguistics, University of Essex, U. K.
Join the webinar: iatefl.adobeconnect.com/resigwebinars/
PowerPoint slides: here
Dr Christina Gkonou´s webinar was streamed live on Monday, 28 January 2019, 10am GMT
Abstract: Research into foreign language anxiety has shown how pernicious it can be for learners and the extent to which it can negatively influence their academic achievement and psychological well-being inside and outside of class. Anxiety is therefore mainly depicted as a negative emotion. However, there are individuals who, after long-standing battles with anxiety, have managed to significantly control it and overcome it; or they have managed to turn a negative situation into a positive one and reap the benefit of adopting a different mindset. In this workshop we will look at the nature of foreign language learner anxiety and how it has been conceptualised in previous research. We will also consider a range of research methodologies that could be applied to the study of anxiety.
Dr Christina Gkonou is Associate Professor of TESOL at the Department of Language and Linguistics, University of Essex, U. K.
Join the webinar: iatefl.adobeconnect.com/resigwebinars/