Young Children’s Foreign Language Anxiety
The Case of South Korea
Jieun Kiaer author Jessica M Morgan-Brown author Naya Choi author
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Multilingual Matters
Published:3rd Jun '21
Should be back in stock very soon
This paperback is available in another edition too:
- Hardback£99.95(9781800411609)
Fills a large gap in research on understanding how foreign language anxiety affects young children
This book presents original research on the effects of foreign language anxiety (FLA) on young language learners. It includes suggestions for alleviating FLA and encouraging foreign language enjoyment which will ultimately facilitate more effective language learning and support children’s psychosocial wellbeing.
This book investigates the effects of foreign language anxiety (FLA) on young language learners, using as a basis for observation the early childhood English education industry in South Korea that has arisen as a result of English fever. The authors combine existing knowledge on the topic of FLA together with original research on FLA in young language learners to fill a large gap in knowledge with regards to this understudied and distinct group of learners. The book includes suggestions for alleviating FLA and encouraging foreign language enjoyment, which can be implemented by parents, teachers and policymakers and which will ultimately facilitate more effective language learning and support children’s psychosocial wellbeing.
Focusing on young learners in South Korea, this book provides invaluable insights on L2 anxiety from psychological, cognitive, developmental, educational and sociocultural perspectives. The interdisciplinary analysis shows dynamic interaction between the sociocultural context and L2 anxiety, and the specificity of the context and learners, ironically, expands the scope of L2 anxiety research focus in applied linguistics. * Yeji Han, York St John University, UK *
This excellent book shows that children need a nurturing and playful learning environment to become happy and successful foreign language learners. It reflects a powerful new positive psychology perspective that stands up against deficit thinking and undue pressure in classrooms and promotes a more informed and optimistic view of language learning. * Jean-Marc Dewaele, Birkbeck, University of London, UK *
This book examines real-life language use in the classroom from a much-needed non-Eurocentric perspective. Written in an accessible style and replete with comprehensive examples, this book will leave readers equipped with practical insight into improving young children’s language learning environment. * Hyejeong Ahn, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore *
The ultimate aim of the book is to help teachers, parents, and policymakers activate the minds
rather than the anxiety levels of YLL. The authors truly accomplish this goal by presenting a comprehensive
review of previous literature, and conducting two important studies that first document
the FLA levels of YLL within English immersion institutions, and second examine the effectiveness
of TBLT through a real-world activity.
ISBN: 9781800411593
Dimensions: 234mm x 156mm x 11mm
Weight: 290g
184 pages