Asep Dadang, 2014
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS’ FOREIGN LANGUAGE ANXIETY
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
APPROVAL PAGE ... i
DECLARATION ... ii
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ... iii
TABLE OF CONTENTS ... iv
2.1 General Perspective of Anxiety ... 5
2.1.1 Types of Anxiety ... 7
2.1.2 Anxiety and Performance ... 8
2.1.3 Anxiety and Children ... 11
2.2 Foreign Language Anxiety ... 12
2.2.1 Components of Language Anxiety ... 13
2.2.4 Language Anxiety and Language Learning ... 21
2.2.5 Young Learners and Language Anxiety ... 22
2.2.6 Language Anxiety Coping Strategies ... 22
2.3 Conclusion ... 23
CHAPTER 3: METHODOLOGY ... 24
3.1 Research Questions ... 24
3.2 Research Design ... 24
Asep Dadang, 2014
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS’ FOREIGN LANGUAGE ANXIETY
Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia | repository.upi.edu | perpustakaan.upi.edu
3.4 Research Setting and Participants ... 26
3.5 Data Collection ... 28
CHAPTER 4: RESULT AND DISCUSSION... 38
4.1 Young Learners’ Language Anxiety ... 38
4.1.1 Young Learners’ Language Anxiety Level ... 38
4.1.2 Foreign Language Anxiety Categories among Young Learners ... 40
4.1.2.1 Young Learners’ Test Anxiety ... 40
4.1.2.2 Young Learners’ Fear of Negative Evaluation ... 42
4.1.2.3 Young Learners’ Communication Apprehension ... 44
4.2 Young Learners’ Anxiety in the Language Anxiety Categories ... 46
4.2.1 Speaking Activities ... 46
4.2.1.1 Incomprehensible Input ... 47
4.2.1.2 Lack of Preparations ... 49
4.2.2 Tests ... 51
4.2.3 Social Negative Evaluation ... 52
4.3 Causes of Young Learners’ Language Anxiety ... 55
4.3.1 Individual Self-efficacy (HA) ... 55
CHAPTER 5: CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION ... 73
5.1 Conclusion ... 73
Asep Dadang, 2014
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS’ FOREIGN LANGUAGE ANXIETY
Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia | repository.upi.edu | perpustakaan.upi.edu
5.2.1 Implications ... 74
5.2.2 Recommendations ... 75
REFERENCES ... 76
