Research article summary (published 30 May 1998):

Anxiety about foreign language among students in French, Spanish, and German classes.

Full Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate whether anxiety reported by students while studying foreign language courses in college was similar for 253 college students from a variety of disciplinary backgrounds, who were enrolled in either Spanish, French, or German classes. Analysis indicated no difference in anxiety about foreign languages among students in the three classes. In addition, a moderate negative relationship was found between anxiety about learning a foreign language and achievement for all three classes. Recommendations for research are made, including investigating anxiety about other foreign languages.

Author information

Author/s: Bailey, P (P); Onwuegbuzie, A J (AJ); Daley, C E (CE);

Affiliation: University of Central Arkansas, USA.

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Journal: Psychological reports (Psychol Rep), published in UNITED STATES. (Language: eng)

Reference: 1998-Jun; vol 82 (issue 3 Pt 1) : pp 1007-10

Dates: Created 1998/08/27; Completed 1998/08/27; Revised 2006/11/15;

PMID: 9676513, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 2/18/2009, IMS Date: )

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Adolescent Adult Anxiety - psychology Curriculum Female

Female Humans Male Multilingualism Students - psychology

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