Horwitz 1986 Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety

Foreign Language Anxiety

3 related performance anxiety

1) communication apprehension

2) test anxiety

3) fear of negative evaluation

 

FLA는 1)과 밀접한 관련

1) communication apprehension: a type of shyness characterized by fear of or anxiety about communicating with people.

ex. Difficulty in speaking in dyads or groups (oral communication anxiety) or in public ("stage fright"), or in listening to or learning a spoken message (receiver anxiety

 

그러나 세가지 요소와 구분되게 FLA를 정의할 수 있음

성인 학습자의 경우 자신을 지적이고 사회적으로 적응적인 사람으로 생각하지만, 제 2 언어를 사용하면 무너짐.

it challenges an individual's self-concept as a competent communicator

self-perceptions of genuineness in presenting themselves to others (Authentic communication) (self-expression)

• sum, learner's self-esteem is vulnerable to the awareness that the range of communicative choices and authenticity is restricted.

즉 self-concept, self-expression 측면에서 중대한 역할을 함.