The Impact of Collaborative Activities on EFL Learners’ SpeakingAnxiety Levels and Attitudes
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2020
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This study aims to research the effect of cooperative learning activities on EFL learners’ English-speaking anxiety and attitude levels. It is a six-week action research study with nine preparatory school students enrolled in the English Language and Literature Department in a state university. The Foreign Language Anxiety Scale developed by Horwitz, Horwitz, and Cope (1986) and adapted to Turkish by Aydın (1999), and Attitudes Towards English Course Scale developed by Aydoslu (2005) were used as the pre-test and the post-test. Weekly evaluation forms and a focus group interview were also tools to collect data. The fear of making mistakes, wrong vocabulary choice, mispronunciation, and probable peer mocking cause anxiety are some reasons behind anxiety. Students thus seek a positive and enjoyable learning atmosphere reducing or eliminating tension. Students thus seek a positive and enjoyable learning atmosphere reducing or eliminating tension. Results showed that group work activities decreased students’ anxiety levels and provided them developing positive attitudes towards speaking skill in a learning environment.
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Çukurova Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi
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