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abstract AnxietyandSpeakingEnglishasaSecondLanguage
1. LindyWoodrow 1. UniversityofSydney,Australia,l.woodrow@edfac.usyd.edu.au

Abstract
SecondlanguageanxietyhasadebilitatingeffectontheoralperformanceofspeakersofEnglishasa secondlanguage.Thisarticledescribesaresearchprojectconcerningtheconceptualizationofsecond languagespeakinganxiety,therelationshipbetweenanxietyandsecondlanguageperformance,andthe majorreportedcausesofsecondlanguageanxiety.TheparticipantsinthisstudywereadvancedEnglish foracademicpurposes(EAP)studentsstudyingonintensiveEAPcoursesimmediatelypriortoentering Australianuniversities(N=275).Thesecondlanguagespeakinganxietyscale(SLSAS)wasdeveloped forthestudy.Thisinstrumentprovidedevidenceforadualconceptualizationofanxietyreflectingboth oralcommunicationwithinandoutsidethelanguagelearningclassroom.Thescalewasvalidatedusing confirmatoryfactoranalysis.Theanalysisindicatedsecondlanguagespeakinganxietytobea significantpredictoroforalachievement.Reportedcausesofanxietywereinvestigatedthrough interviews.Theresultsindicatethatthemostfrequentsourceofanxietywasinteractingwithnative speakers.Evidencefortwotypesofanxiouslanguagelearneremerged;retrievalinterferenceandskills deficit.TherewasanindicationfromthestudythatEnglishlanguagelearnersfromConfucianHeritage Cultures(CHCs),China,KoreaandJapanweremoreanxiouslanguagelearnersthanotherethnic groups.

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