Foreign Language Anxiety in the Context of Foreign Language Oral Performance, Language and Pronunciation Learning Strategies

Abstract

Preface; Contents; Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; 2 Pedagogical and Psychological Background of Pronunciation Learning and Language Learning Strategies; 2.1 Pronunciation and Language Learning; 2.1.1 Different Approaches to Pronunciation Teaching-A Historical Overview; 2.1.2 Goals in Current EFL Pronunciation Teaching; 2.1.2.1 English Pronunciation Models for Teaching/Learning; 2.1.2.2 Pronunciation Teaching from the Perspective of English as a Lingua Franca; 2.1.3 Foreign Language Pronunciation and Cognitive Processing; 2.1.4 Selected Factors Affecting Pronunciation Attainment 2.1.4.1 Selected Internal Factors: Biological, Cognitive and Psychological2.1.4.2 Selected External Factors: Native Language, Exposure and Instruction; 2.2 Language Learning Strategies (LLS); 2.2.1 Defining Language Learning Strategies; 2.2.2 Selected Taxonomies of Language Learning Strategies; 2.2.3 Factors Affecting the Choice of Language Learning Strategies; 2.3 Pronunciation Learning Strategies (PLS); 2.3.1 The Typology of Pronunciation Learning Strategies; 2.3.2 The Role of Pronunciation Learning Strategies in Pronunciation Learning 3 Foreign Language Anxiety in the Context of Foreign Language Oral Performance, Language and Pronunciation Learning Strategies3.1 The Concept of Anxiety as a Psychological Construct; 3.1.1 Anxiety Types: Trait, State, Situation-Specific and Performance; 3.1.2 Selected Theories and Models of Anxiety; 3.2 Foreign Language Anxiety; 3.2.1 Constituents of Language Anxiety; 3.2.1.1 Communication Apprehension; 3.2.1.2 Test Anxiety; 3.2.1.3 Fear of Negative Evaluation; 3.3 Causes of Language Anxiety; 3.3.1 Internally Grounded Causes of Language Anxiety 3.3.2 Externally Grounded Causes of Language Anxiety3.4 The Impact of Language Anxiety on L2 Learning; 3.4.1 Language Anxiety at Input, Processing, Output Stages and Pronunciation; 3.4.2 Language Anxiety and Pronunciation; 3.4.3 Language Anxiety, Language Learning and Pronunciation Learning Strategies; 4 A Review of Selected Empirical Research on Pronunciation Learning Strategies and Language Anxiety; 4.1 Research Methods in Language Anxiety and Pronunciation Learning Strategies; 4.2 Research on Pronunciation Learning Strategies; 4.3 Language Anxiety and Oral Performance 4.4 Language Anxiety and Pronunciation4.5 Language Anxiety and Language Learning Strategies; 5 Research on the Interplay Between Language Anxiety and Pronunciation Learning Strategies; 5.1 Rationale of the Study; 5.2 Method; 5.2.1 Participants; 5.2.2 Instruments; 5.2.2.1 Quantitative Instruments; 5.2.2.2 Qualitative Instruments; 5.2.3 Procedure; 5.2.4 Analyses; 5.3 Results; 5.3.1 Language Anxiety Levels of EFL Trainee Teachers; 5.3.2 Pronunciation Learning Strategies and Tactics of EFL Trainee Teachers