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Title:
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IDENTIFYING FOREIGN LANGUAGE ANXIETY WHEN
USING AN E-LEARNING SYSTEM |
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Author(s):
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Daneih Ismail and Peter Hastings |
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ISBN:
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978-989-8533-91-3 |
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Editors:
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Katherine Blashki and Yingcai Xiao |
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Year:
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2019 |
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Edition:
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Single |
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Keywords:
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Anxiety, Second Language, Foreign Language, Behavior, E-Learning System |
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Type:
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Full Paper |
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First Page:
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131 |
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Last Page:
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140 |
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Language:
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English |
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Full Contents:
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Paper Abstract:
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In addition to the cognitive, developmental, and pedagogical challenges of learning a second language, foreign language
learners also face emotional obstacles. Negative emotions such as confusion, frustration, and anxiety interfere with the
cognitive channels, which in return, moderates the learning. These emotions also diminish the sense of self-efficacy,
producing a disinclination toward beneficial practice. In this research, we are focusing on foreign language anxiety
(FLA). Our long-term goal is to recognize FLA and overcome it within the context of an intelligent foreign language
learning system. As a first step, we are focusing on the recognition of FLA within a simple e-learning system for English
language learners. To identify FLA, we correlated physical measurements (eye fixation, heart rate, and blood pressure)
with emotional self-report. We found that the compound predictors of self-report of language difficulty, self-report of
system difficulty, and exercise score can identify language anxiety. This finding will allow us to build a sensor-free
anxiety detector which we will use to help overcome foreign language anxiety in the future. |
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