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The dynamic interactions in foreign language classroom anxiety and foreign language enjoyment of pupils aged 12 to 18. A pseudo-longitudinal investigation

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Dewaele, Jean-Marc, Dewaele, Livia·2017·Journal of the European Second Language Association

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The combined effect of positive and negative emotions in Second Language Acquisition (SLA) has attracted the attention of researchers influenced by the Positive Psychology movement (Dewaele & MacIntyre, 2014; 2016a). The current study is based on a pseudo-longitudinal design to investigate how the positive and negative emotions of 189 foreign language pupils in two London schools evolved over time. A comparison of the mean values of Foreign Language Enjoyment (FLE) and Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety (FLCA) among 12–13 year olds (age group 1), 14–15 year olds (age group 2) and 16–18 year olds (age group 3) showed little variation in FLCA and a slight increase in FLE. Multiple regression analyses revealed that fewer independent variables (learner-internal and teacher-centred variables) predicted FLE and FLCA at the start and at the end of the secondary education compared to the middle phase. These findings suggest that the causes of positive and negative emotions are dynamic and change over time. Moreover, the nature of the relationships changes.

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Authors: Dewaele, J.-M., & Dewaele, L.
Affiliations: University of London (GB)
University of Oxford (GB)
Corresponding author: Dewaele, Jean-Marc
Dewaele, Livia
ORCID: Dewaele, Jean-Marc
Dewaele, Livia
Venue: Journal of the European Second Language Association
Publisher: White Rose University Press
Published: 2017-08-01
Volume: 1
Issue: 1
Pages: 12-22
ISSN: 2399-9101 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.22599/jesla.6
OpenAlex: W2723638148
Cited by: 285
References: 37
Citations by year: 2026: 25 · 2025: 46 · 2024: 34 · 2023: 36 · 2022: 53 · 2021: 43 · 2020: 17 · 2019: 19 · 2018: 10 · 2017: 2
FWCI: 76.21
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: gold
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Topics: Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Language and Linguistics › EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning
Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Education, Achievement, and Giftedness
Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Second Language Acquisition and Learning
Keywords: foreign language classroom anxiety, foreign language enjoyment, positive emotions, negative emotions, second language acquisition, high school students, age differences

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