The Impact of Collaborative Activities on EFL Learners’ SpeakingAnxiety Levels and Attitudes

dc.contributor.authorBaşbay, Makbule
dc.contributor.authorTopçu, Emel
dc.date.accessioned2023-01-12T20:27:19Z
dc.date.available2023-01-12T20:27:19Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.departmentN/A/Departmenten_US
dc.description.abstractThis 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.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.14812/cufej.649939
dc.identifier.endpage1210en_US
dc.identifier.issn1302-9967
dc.identifier.issue2en_US
dc.identifier.startpage1184en_US
dc.identifier.trdizinid424712en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.14812/cufej.649939
dc.identifier.urihttps://search.trdizin.gov.tr/yayin/detay/424712
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11454/80243
dc.identifier.volume49en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakTR-Dizinen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.relation.ispartofÇukurova Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisien_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Ulusal Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.titleThe Impact of Collaborative Activities on EFL Learners’ SpeakingAnxiety Levels and Attitudesen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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