EXAMINING UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS’ ENGLISH LANGUAGE SPEAKING ANXIETY AND THEIR STRATEGY USE AT AN EMI UNIVERSITY IN KAZAKHSTAN

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dc.contributor.authorShorman, Mariya
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-15T11:37:58Z
dc.date.available2024-07-15T11:37:58Z
dc.date.issued2024-05-21
dc.description.abstractSpeaking is one of the most anxiety-causing skills in learning a foreign language. Foreign Language Speaking Anxiety (FLSA) significantly affects language performance, so many students struggle in their learning process. Despite the fact that FLSA is a common phenomenon, there is a lack of studies on FLSA in the context of Kazakhstan. This mixed-method research study sought to investigate a group of second-year Undergraduate students’ challenges while speaking English across different settings and fourth-year students’ Language Learning Strategies (LLSs) they adopt to face these challenges at university using English as a Medium of Instruction (EMI) in Kazakhstan. The current study answered two research questions with subquestions: 1) What level of Foreign Language Speaking Anxiety do second-year Kazakhstani students experience while speaking English in EMI classes? Sub-questions: (a) Does gender affect the participants’ FLSA in class? (b) Does school type affect the participants’ FLSA in class? (2) What strategies do fourth-year students use to reduce FLSA? Data were gathered using two data collection tools: Horwitz et al.’s (1986) Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale (FLCAS) for second-year students and semi-structured individual interviews for fourth-year students. The results showed that second-year students had a moderate level of FLSA and fourth-year students use mainly cognitive and metacognitive LLSs. This research filled the gap in the literature on FLSA, revealing results that have not been found previously in Kazakhstani context. Keywords: Foreign Language Speaking Anxiety (FLSA), Language Learning Strategies (LLSs), English as a Medium of Instruction (EMI), mixed-methoden_US
dc.identifier.citationShorman, M. (2024). Examining Undergraduate Students’ English Language Speaking Anxiety and their Strategy Use at an EMI University in Kazakhstan. Nazarbayev University Graduate School of Educationen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://nur.nu.edu.kz/handle/123456789/8117
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherNazarbayev University Graduate School of Educationen_US
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United States*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/*
dc.subjectType of access: Open Accessen_US
dc.subjectAnxietyen_US
dc.subjectFLSAen_US
dc.subjectFLAen_US
dc.subjectLanguage Learning Strategiesen_US
dc.subjectspeaking anxietyen_US
dc.subjectEMIen_US
dc.titleEXAMINING UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS’ ENGLISH LANGUAGE SPEAKING ANXIETY AND THEIR STRATEGY USE AT AN EMI UNIVERSITY IN KAZAKHSTANen_US
dc.typeMaster's thesisen_US
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