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Language Learning Anxiety

Language Learning Anxiety is a psychological construct denoting a distinct form of situational anxiety characterized by feelings of tension, apprehension, and self-doubt specifically experienced by individuals in the context of acquiring or using a second or foreign language.

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858

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633

Variants

Foreign Language Anxiety

Parents

Publications

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Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety

Elaine K. Horwitz, MICHAEL B. HORWITZ, Joann Cope · Modern Language Journal · 1986 · 4.3K citations

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The two faces of Janus? Anxiety and enjoyment in the foreign language classroom

Jean‐Marc Dewaele, Peter D. MacIntyre · Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching · 2014 · 1.6K citations · Full text

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Language anxiety and achievement

Elaine K. Horwitz · Annual Review of Applied Linguistics · 2001 · 1.5K citations

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Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety

Elaine K. Horwitz, Michael B. Horwitz, Joann Cope · Modern Language Journal · 1986 · 1.5K citations

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The Subtle Effects of Language Anxiety on Cognitive Processing in the Second Language

Peter D. MacIntyre, R. C. Gardner · Language Learning · 1994 · 1.5K citations

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Authors

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  1. JD
    Jean‐Marc Dewaele

    Birkbeck, University of London, United Kingdom

    48 publications · 8.7K citations

    40

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  2. PD
    Peter D. MacIntyre

    Cape Breton University, Canada

    30 publications · 11K citations

    28

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  3. ML
    Meihua Liu

    Tsinghua University, China

    14 publications · 1.9K citations

    14

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  4. EK
    Elaine K. Horwitz

    The University of Texas at Austin, United States

    14 publications · 11.8K citations

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  5. RL
    Richard L. Sparks

    Mount St. Joseph University, United States

    12 publications · 860 citations

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Institutions

858

  1. Birkbeck, University of London

    London, United Kingdom

    35 h-index

    56 publications

    9.3K citations

  2. Tsinghua University

    Beijing, China

    23 h-index

    46 publications

    3.4K citations

  3. Cape Breton University

    Sydney, Canada

    20 h-index

    29 publications

    9.9K citations

  4. The University of Texas at Austin

    Austin, United States

    15 h-index

    17 publications

    8.7K citations

  5. Florida State University

    Tallahassee, United States

    12 h-index

    16 publications

    894 citations

  6. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

    Wuhan, China

    12 h-index

    22 publications

    2.1K citations

  7. King Khalid University

    Abhā, Saudi Arabia

    11 h-index

    11 publications

    627 citations

  8. National Taiwan Normal University

    Taipei, Taiwan

    11 h-index

    18 publications

    3.1K citations

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Venues

  1. Modern Language Journal

    MLJ · 50 publications · 19.6K citations

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  2. Foreign Language Annals

    FLA · 35 publications · 5.8K citations

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  3. System

    29 publications · 4.9K citations

    28

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  4. Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences

    32 publications · 2K citations

    28

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  5. English Language Teaching

    39 publications · 1.5K citations

    24

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