Psychology-Based Activities for Supporting Anxious Language Learners
Creating Calm and Confident Foreign Language Speakers
Herausgeber: Curry, Neil; Maher, Kate
Psychology-Based Activities for Supporting Anxious Language Learners
Creating Calm and Confident Foreign Language Speakers
Herausgeber: Curry, Neil; Maher, Kate
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A quiet, anxious class can be an uncomfortable learning experience for all concerned, yet it can be a situation language educators regularly face. This volume offers a range of activities which teachers can use with both classes and individual students to reduce their anxiety and increase their confidence for speaking. Drawn from a variety of theoretical backgrounds and educational contexts, the activities are presented in a clear and easy-to-follow format, allowing educators to choose according to the needs of their students and style of instruction. By describing the theories, reasons and…mehr
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- Produktdetails
- Bloomsbury Guidebooks for Language Teachers
- Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Seitenzahl: 224
- Erscheinungstermin: 16. Mai 2024
- Englisch
- Abmessung: 231mm x 155mm x 13mm
- Gewicht: 358g
- ISBN-13: 9781350352797
- ISBN-10: 1350352799
- Artikelnr.: 69080811
- Bloomsbury Guidebooks for Language Teachers
- Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Seitenzahl: 224
- Erscheinungstermin: 16. Mai 2024
- Englisch
- Abmessung: 231mm x 155mm x 13mm
- Gewicht: 358g
- ISBN-13: 9781350352797
- ISBN-10: 1350352799
- Artikelnr.: 69080811
Acknowledgements 1. Introduction, Kate Maher (Shoreham College, UK) and
Neil Curry (Kanda University of International Studies, Japan) Part I:
Assessing FLA: Identifying FLA and Causes in your Context 2. How are you
Coping? A Tool for Identifying Situations that Cause FLA, Neil Curry
(Kanda University of International Studies, Japan) and Kate Maher (
Shoreham College, UK) 3. You are not Alone: Shining Light on FLA
Perspectives through Classroom Data Collection, Jonathan Shachter (Kyushu
Sango University, Japan) Part II: The Classroom Environment: Creating a
Positive Learning Space 4. 'I am worthy and special; I am not afraid to
speak.': Creating a Sense of Belonging to Increase Students'
Self-Confidence, Shatha Talib Al-Ahmadi (University of Leicester, UK) 5.
Creating Enjoyable Learning Environments: Student-Centred Socially
Motivating Classrooms, Wendy Davis 6. Flowing Classrooms: Incorporating
Principles of Flow in Classroom Activities to reduce FLA, Fernando D.
Rubio-Alcalá (University of Huelva, Spain) 7. Making Speaking Tasks
Emotionally Engaging: Incorporating Flow Principles in Task Design, Haydab
Almukhaild (King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Saudi
Arabia) Part III: Cognitive Techniques: Thinking through Anxiety 8. Stoic
Sayings for Alleviating Anxiety: Epictetus, Stoic Philosophy, and the Art
of Cognitive Distancing, Ian Gibson (Kyoto University of Foreign Studies,
Japan) 9. Boosting your Students' Confidence in Second Language Learning:
The Confidence Building Diary, Jo Mynard and Scott J. Shelton-Strong
(Kanda University of International Studies, Japan) 10. Facing Worries head
on: Discussions for Raising Awareness and Tackling Communicative Anxiety,
Amelia Yarwood (Kanda University of International Studies, Japan) 11.
Positive Attributions: Using Attributional Retraining Techniques to Reduce
Students' Speaking Anxiety, David McLoughlin (Meiji University, Japan) 12.
Looking for Evidence: Using CBT-Based Activities for FLA, Neil Curry
(Kanda University of International Studies, Japan) 13. What Makes you
Nervous? A Cognitive-Behavioural Theory-Based Approach to Identifying FLA
Triggers, Kate Maher (Shoreham College, UK) Part IV: Visualisation
Techniques: Imagining Confidence 14. Imagine how I will Face up to Speaking
Anxiety: An Imagery-Focused Mindfulness Approach to Preparing for Speaking
Situations, Sarah Ng (University of Leicester, UK) 15. Rewrite your Inner
Script: Make Friends with Oral Presentation, Zsuzsa Tóth (Pázmány Péter
Catholic University, Hungary) 16. Focusing Attention Outwardly: A Coping
Strategy for Tasks Based on Task Concentration Training, Jonathan Rickard
(Lancaster University, UK) Part V: Well-Being Techniques: Creating Mindful
Foreign Language Speakers 17. 'I see you, I hear you, I cheer for you!':
How to Overcome Speaking-Related Anxiety through Dialogue Skits with
Positive Communication In Mind, Dorota Záborská (Osaka University, Japan)
18. Three Good Things about their English: A Positive Psychology-Inspired
Evaluation, Building Confidence and Encouraging Learners to Speak,
Katarzyna Budzin¿ska (Lodz University of Technology, Poland) 19. Being
Positive in the Present Moment: Mindfulness Meditation for Reducing Anxiety
in Foreign Language Classes, Nihan Erdemir (Süleyman Demirel University,
Turkey) and Sabahattin Yesilçinar (Mus Alparslan University, Turkey) Index
Acknowledgements 1. Introduction, Kate Maher (Shoreham College, UK) and
Neil Curry (Kanda University of International Studies, Japan) Part I:
Assessing FLA: Identifying FLA and Causes in your Context 2. How are you
Coping? A Tool for Identifying Situations that Cause FLA, Neil Curry
(Kanda University of International Studies, Japan) and Kate Maher (
Shoreham College, UK) 3. You are not Alone: Shining Light on FLA
Perspectives through Classroom Data Collection, Jonathan Shachter (Kyushu
Sango University, Japan) Part II: The Classroom Environment: Creating a
Positive Learning Space 4. 'I am worthy and special; I am not afraid to
speak.': Creating a Sense of Belonging to Increase Students'
Self-Confidence, Shatha Talib Al-Ahmadi (University of Leicester, UK) 5.
Creating Enjoyable Learning Environments: Student-Centred Socially
Motivating Classrooms, Wendy Davis 6. Flowing Classrooms: Incorporating
Principles of Flow in Classroom Activities to reduce FLA, Fernando D.
Rubio-Alcalá (University of Huelva, Spain) 7. Making Speaking Tasks
Emotionally Engaging: Incorporating Flow Principles in Task Design, Haydab
Almukhaild (King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Saudi
Arabia) Part III: Cognitive Techniques: Thinking through Anxiety 8. Stoic
Sayings for Alleviating Anxiety: Epictetus, Stoic Philosophy, and the Art
of Cognitive Distancing, Ian Gibson (Kyoto University of Foreign Studies,
Japan) 9. Boosting your Students' Confidence in Second Language Learning:
The Confidence Building Diary, Jo Mynard and Scott J. Shelton-Strong
(Kanda University of International Studies, Japan) 10. Facing Worries head
on: Discussions for Raising Awareness and Tackling Communicative Anxiety,
Amelia Yarwood (Kanda University of International Studies, Japan) 11.
Positive Attributions: Using Attributional Retraining Techniques to Reduce
Students' Speaking Anxiety, David McLoughlin (Meiji University, Japan) 12.
Looking for Evidence: Using CBT-Based Activities for FLA, Neil Curry
(Kanda University of International Studies, Japan) 13. What Makes you
Nervous? A Cognitive-Behavioural Theory-Based Approach to Identifying FLA
Triggers, Kate Maher (Shoreham College, UK) Part IV: Visualisation
Techniques: Imagining Confidence 14. Imagine how I will Face up to Speaking
Anxiety: An Imagery-Focused Mindfulness Approach to Preparing for Speaking
Situations, Sarah Ng (University of Leicester, UK) 15. Rewrite your Inner
Script: Make Friends with Oral Presentation, Zsuzsa Tóth (Pázmány Péter
Catholic University, Hungary) 16. Focusing Attention Outwardly: A Coping
Strategy for Tasks Based on Task Concentration Training, Jonathan Rickard
(Lancaster University, UK) Part V: Well-Being Techniques: Creating Mindful
Foreign Language Speakers 17. 'I see you, I hear you, I cheer for you!':
How to Overcome Speaking-Related Anxiety through Dialogue Skits with
Positive Communication In Mind, Dorota Záborská (Osaka University, Japan)
18. Three Good Things about their English: A Positive Psychology-Inspired
Evaluation, Building Confidence and Encouraging Learners to Speak,
Katarzyna Budzin¿ska (Lodz University of Technology, Poland) 19. Being
Positive in the Present Moment: Mindfulness Meditation for Reducing Anxiety
in Foreign Language Classes, Nihan Erdemir (Süleyman Demirel University,
Turkey) and Sabahattin Yesilçinar (Mus Alparslan University, Turkey) Index