Relationship between Anxiety and Brain Dominance in an ESL Environment
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Many previous studies have demonstrated that both learning style and student anxiety play important roles in learning a second language. The present study aims to examine the relationship between brain dominance (learning style) and foreign language anxiety, with 203 ESL students. The results showed that left-brain dominant ESL students were more anxious in their English classes than right- brain dominant students. Regarding proficiency levels, beginners showed a strong relationship (r2=.63), and intermediate students showed a moderate relationship (r2=.28), whereas advanced students did not show any significant relationship. These results indicate that more than 60% of the variance in the beginning students' anxiety is associated with brain dominance. Of the four factors of foreign language anxiety, the highest correlation was found in speaking anxiety, while the lowest correlation was found in test anxiety. These results indicate that left-brain dominant ESL beginners are very anxious when speaking English in their English classes.
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Many previous studies have demonstrated that both learning style and student anxiety play important roles in learning a second language. The present study aims to examine the relationship between brain dominance (learning style) and foreign language anxiety, with 203 ESL students. The results showed that left-brain dominant ESL students were more anxious in their English classes than right- brain dominant students. Regarding proficiency levels, beginners showed a strong relationship (r2=.63), and intermediate students showed a moderate relationship (r2=.28), whereas advanced students did not show any significant relationship. These results indicate that more than 60% of the variance in the beginning students' anxiety is associated with brain dominance. Of the four factors of foreign language anxiety, the highest correlation was found in speaking anxiety, while the lowest correlation was found in test anxiety. These results indicate that left-brain dominant ESL beginners are very anxious when speaking English in their English classes.
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