Language Anxiety Among Turkish Graduate Students in Social Sciences in the U.S.

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dc.contributor.advisorDay, Susan X.
dc.contributor.committeeMemberNutt, Roberta L.
dc.contributor.committeeMemberDao, Tam K.
dc.creatorTuran, Elif 1986-
dc.date.accessioned2014-07-21T14:56:59Z
dc.date.available2014-07-21T14:56:59Z
dc.date.createdAugust 2012
dc.date.issued2012-08
dc.date.updated2014-07-21T14:56:59Z
dc.description.abstract“Language anxiety” is a condition that has been studied by researchers for decades, yet the existing research on this topic has examined language anxiety in foreign/second language classroom settings. This research study was designed to contribute to the current body of knowledge by investigating language anxiety among 127 Turkish graduate students in the social sciences in the United States. The study utilized a modified version of Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale and seven in-depth interviews; results indicated that the relation between language anxiety and the following variables: self-perceived English proficiency, year in the program, age, and medium of instruction in college was statistically significant. The relation between language anxiety and gender did not indicate a statistically significant relation. The experiences of the participants with language anxiety were explained under three main categories: instructor and pedagogical, language skills, and classroom environment, and several coping strategies were identified for dealing with the issues of language anxiety.
dc.description.departmentEducational Psychology, Department of
dc.format.digitalOriginborn digital
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10657/671
dc.language.isoeng
dc.rightsThe author of this work is the copyright owner. UH Libraries and the Texas Digital Library have their permission to store and provide access to this work. Further transmission, reproduction, or presentation of this work is prohibited except with permission of the author(s).
dc.subjectLanguage anxiety
dc.subjectTurkish students
dc.subjectSocial sciences
dc.subject.lcshCounseling
dc.titleLanguage Anxiety Among Turkish Graduate Students in Social Sciences in the U.S.
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dc.type.genreThesis
thesis.degree.collegeCollege of Education
thesis.degree.departmentEducational Psychology, Department of
thesis.degree.disciplineCounseling
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Houston
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Education

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