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Overcoming the anxiety of speaking Arabic as a foreign language from students' perspectives: a qualitative case study
This exploratory study was designed to investigate the role of students' perceptions on decreasing speaking anxiety within the Arabic as a foreign language classroom in the target language country. Qualitative methods were used in the research project. Qualitative instruments included: pre and post...
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| description | This exploratory study was designed to investigate the role of students' perceptions on decreasing speaking anxiety within the Arabic as a foreign language classroom in the target language country. Qualitative methods were used in the research project. Qualitative instruments included: pre and post questionnaires, pre and post semi-structured interviews, and observation. Seven participants took part in the study; they were studying Modern Standard Arabic in an intensive program in Morocco. The results showed that students' perceptions and their suggestions had an impact on the learning process of the students and the importance to take into consideration students suggestions and to implement them within the classroom. The implications of the study include that (1) developing the proficiency of the students plays an important role in decreasing speaking anxiety; (2) the teacher's attitude has an impact on the process of learning and the classroom atmosphere; (3) providing students with speaking activities related to real life situations is an effective strategy to provoke student involvement and finally (4) the kind of teachers' feedback is an important factor for motivation and overcoming anxiety in the FL classroom. |
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| spelling | oai:fount.aucegypt.edu:etds-2142 Overcoming the anxiety of speaking Arabic as a foreign language from students' perspectives: a qualitative case study Abou El-Goukh, Sarah This exploratory study was designed to investigate the role of students' perceptions on decreasing speaking anxiety within the Arabic as a foreign language classroom in the target language country. Qualitative methods were used in the research project. Qualitative instruments included: pre and post questionnaires, pre and post semi-structured interviews, and observation. Seven participants took part in the study; they were studying Modern Standard Arabic in an intensive program in Morocco. The results showed that students' perceptions and their suggestions had an impact on the learning process of the students and the importance to take into consideration students suggestions and to implement them within the classroom. The implications of the study include that (1) developing the proficiency of the students plays an important role in decreasing speaking anxiety; (2) the teacher's attitude has an impact on the process of learning and the classroom atmosphere; (3) providing students with speaking activities related to real life situations is an effective strategy to provoke student involvement and finally (4) the kind of teachers' feedback is an important factor for motivation and overcoming anxiety in the FL classroom. 2014-02-01T08:00:00Z thesis application/pdf https://fount.aucegypt.edu/etds/1143 https://fount.aucegypt.edu/context/etds/article/2142/viewcontent/auto_convert.pdf The author retains all rights with regard to copyright. The author certifies that written permission from the owner(s) of third-party copyrighted matter included in the thesis, dissertation, paper, or record of study has been obtained. The author further certifies that IRB approval has been obtained for this thesis, or that IRB approval is not necessary for this thesis. Insofar as this thesis, dissertation, paper, or record of study is an educational record as defined in the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) (20 USC 1232g), the author has granted consent to disclosure of it to anyone who requests a copy. Theses and Dissertations AUC Knowledge Fountain Speech anxiety Qualitative studies on schools and schooling |
| spellingShingle | Speech anxiety Qualitative studies on schools and schooling Abou El-Goukh, Sarah Overcoming the anxiety of speaking Arabic as a foreign language from students' perspectives: a qualitative case study |
| title | Overcoming the anxiety of speaking Arabic as a foreign language from students' perspectives: a qualitative case study |
| title_full | Overcoming the anxiety of speaking Arabic as a foreign language from students' perspectives: a qualitative case study |
| title_fullStr | Overcoming the anxiety of speaking Arabic as a foreign language from students' perspectives: a qualitative case study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Overcoming the anxiety of speaking Arabic as a foreign language from students' perspectives: a qualitative case study |
| title_short | Overcoming the anxiety of speaking Arabic as a foreign language from students' perspectives: a qualitative case study |
| title_sort | overcoming the anxiety of speaking arabic as a foreign language from students perspectives a qualitative case study |
| topic | Speech anxiety Qualitative studies on schools and schooling |
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