Foreign Language Anxiety Theory, Methodology, and Practice

This book offers a comprehensive and in-depth examination of foreign language anxiety, grounded in a wide range of empirical research. It addresses key issues central to the study of language anxiety and presents the most effective and commonly used research methodologies for investigating these domains. Each topic is explored thoroughly through both a synthesis of existing studies and the inclusion of a carefully designed exemplar study that employs appropriate qualitative and/or quantitative methods. Importantly, the book bridges theory and practice: each chapter concludes with a section dedicated to pedagogical implications, translating research insights into actionable strategies for foreign language teaching and learning.

Introduction.- Measures of foreign language anxiety.- Identifying anxious language learners.- Sources of foreign language anxiety.- Factors associated with foreign language anxiety.- Effects of foreign language anxiety.- Reducing foreign language anxiety.- New developments in FLA research.

Dr. Han Luo is an associate professor of Chinese and head of the Chinese Language Program at Lafayette College, United States of America (USA). Prior to joining Lafayette, she served as a lecturer in Chinese at Northwestern University in Chicago and taught English and linguistics at the Graduate School of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing. She holds two doctoral degrees: a Ph.D. in Foreign Language Education with a specialization in Chinese language pedagogy from the University of Texas at Austin (2011), and a Ph.D. in Linguistics and Applied Linguistics from Beijing Foreign Studies University (2007). Her research interests include Chinese linguistics, cognitive linguistics, second language acquisition, foreign language anxiety, heritage language education, online intercultural exchange, and foreign language pedagogy.