Development and Validation of Iranian EFL Learners’ Preference for Anxiety Reducing Strategies Questionnaire
Language learning anxiety has gained enormous attention as it has a detrimental role in foreign language learning and creating stress-free contexts for language learning has always been advised. This study intended to develop and validate a scale for measuring EFL learners’ preferred strategies...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Imam Khomeini International University, Qazvin,
2024-06-01
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| Series: | Journal of Modern Research in English Language Studies |
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| Online Access: | https://jmrels.journals.ikiu.ac.ir/article_3239.html |
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| Summary: | Language learning anxiety has gained enormous attention as it
has a detrimental role in foreign language learning and creating
stress-free contexts for language learning has always been
advised. This study intended to develop and validate a scale for
measuring EFL learners’ preferred strategies for reducing their
language learning anxiety (LLA) via adopting an exploratory
sequential mixed-methods design. The participants comprised
200 Iranian EFL learners studying at different proficiency levels,
selected on a convenience sampling basis. To develop the items
for the scale, 30 EFL learners, randomly selected from the initial
200 ones, were asked about their perceived sources of anxiety and
their preferred strategies to reduce their LLA. Content analysis of
interviews led to the development of a 13-item scale for
measuring EFL learners’ LLA-reducing strategies. Exploratory
and confirmatory factor analyses also revealed that the developed
three-factor model, including metacognitive, social, and tactile
dimensions fits the Iranian EFL learners’ population. The
validated questionnaire may be utilised to familiarize EFL
learners with strategies for coping with their anxiety and
ultimately measure their perceived use of such strategies. |
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| ISSN: | 2676-5357 |