EFL learners' anxieties: Tertiary-level strategies among Omanis

Asfia Khan; Rahma Al-Mahrooqi

doi:10.3726/978-3-0351-0842-2

EFL learners' anxieties: Tertiary-level strategies among Omanis

Asfia Khan^*, Rahma Al-Mahrooqi

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Abstract

Foreign language acquisition is a complex process that usually involves varying degrees of anxiety among learners. Numerous studies have suggested that Omani EFL learners, at both secondary and tertiary levels, experience a high degree of anxiety (Al Zadjali, 2008; Khan & Al-Mahrooqi, in press). While researchers have long explored ways to alleviate this, they have largely overlooked what students themselves do to tackle the problem. Hence, this study reports on the frequency of use of four kinds of strategies identified by Kondo and Ying-Ling (2004) and Al Zadjali (2008). These are: Preparation Strategies, Positive Thinking Strategies, Assistance Seeking Strategies, and Media and Technology Strategies. The paper also takes account of related gender and language proficiency influences.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Bridging the Gap between Education and Employment: English Language Instruction in EFL Contexts
Publisher	Peter Lang AG
Pages	215-228
Number of pages	14
Volume	198
ISBN (Print)	9783035108422, 9783034316811
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3726/978-3-0351-0842-2
Publication status	Published - Dec 18 2015

Keywords

English as a Foreign Language (EFL)
foreign language anxiety
foreign language learning anxiety alleviating strategies

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Social Sciences(all)

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