Language Teaching and Educational Research

Yazarlar: Sepide FARHADİ

Konular:Dil ve Dil Bilim, Eğitim, Bilimsel Disiplinler, Eğitim, Eğitim Araştırmaları

DOI:10.35207/later.891540

Anahtar Kelimeler:Teaching anxiety,Foreign language,Turkish EFL context,Meta-synthesis

Özet: Anxiety has usually been a fundamental factor affecting the language learning as well as the language teaching process. Although there are numerous articles regarding foreign language learning anxiety, there is a scant body of literature about foreign language teaching anxiety (FLTA). The purpose of this research is to explore the main research areas concerning FLTA that are conducted in Turkey within the last decade, through the meta-synthesis method. Accordingly, the results of 13 FLTA-related studies were presented in this study after excluding irrelevant articles. Using content analysis, the data were analyzed. Based on similarities and differences, several codes were evaluated and separated between the themes. The results of the 13 selected studies revealed 5 themes, namely, the sources of FLTA, the impact of gender on FLTA, the relationship between self-efficacy and FLTA, the connection between years of experience and FLTA, and the level of FLTA. Consequently, for prospective research, possible research areas were recommended.

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