Since Scovel's review of the literature in 1978, several studies have been conducted that
consider the role of anxiety in language learning. This paper examines the perspectives …

Offering a historical and empirical account, this book provides a comprehensive overview of
the socio-educational model of second language acquisition. This approach to …

Research results over the past decades have consistently demonstrated that a key reason
why many second language learners fail--while some learners do better with less effort--lies …

Why do some students seek, while others avoid, second language (L2) communication?
Many language teachers have encountered students high in linguistic competence who are …

This updated and revised edition of Hamers and Blanc's successful textbook presents state-
of-the-art knowledge about languages in contact from individual bilingualism (or bilinguality) …

Reviews of the literature on foreign‐language anxiety show a considerable amount of
ambiguity arising from the conflicting results of past studies. This study attempts to show that …

A meta-analysis was conducted to examine the construct validity of language aptitude by
synthesizing the existing research that has been accumulated over the past five decades …

The initial impetus for this investigation was a discussion between the two authors about
comments and criticisms in the literature concerning the role of attitudes and motivation in …

Numerous studies have established the importance of affective variables, such as attitudes,
motivation, perceived competence, and anxiety, in predicting success in second language …

This study investigated the factor structure underlying 23 scales assessing both language
anxiety as well as other forms of anxiety. Three factors were obtained and identified as …