Titre :	Reducing students speaking anxiety through cooperative learning : The case of first-year students at the departement of letters and english
Type de document :	texte imprimé
Auteurs :	Syfeddine Sahli, Auteur ; Djamel Benkaza, Auteur ; Djamel Benkaza, Directeur de thèse
Editeur :	CONSTANTINE [ALGERIE] : Université Frères Mentouri Constantine
Année de publication :	2018
Importance :	101 f.
Format :	30 cm.
Note générale :	une copie electronique pdf disponible au buc.
Langues :	Anglais (eng)
Catégories :	Lettres et Langues Etrangères:Langue Anglaise
Tags :	feelings,speaking activities,cooperative
Index. décimale :	420 Langue anglaise
Résumé :	The existence of feelings of anxiety, confusion, embarrassment, and apprehension imposes itself as a usual phenomenon that Foreign Language (FL) Learners encounter when they are engaging in oral speaking activities inside the classrooms and sometimes outside. These feelings work as an obstacle for students' communicative abilities improvement. This study attempts to shed light on the effect of anxiety on students' speaking level and check the effectiveness of cooperative learning strategies in improving their oral performance and reducing anxiety. Then, states the reasons why cooperative learning can help reduce learning anxiety, and explains how to conduct teaching and learning using various cooperative learning activities that can be applied in classes well. In addition, the study investigates the factors that cause these feelings. The research presented other strategies used such as creating warm relationships between teachers and students, enhancing the students’ self-confidence. Such strategies can reduce the levels of anxiety inside and outside students' classrooms. Besides, these strategies are proposed by the English as Foreign Language (EFL) teachers based on their experience in teaching English as a foreign language, as well as, other suggestions gathered from the students' questionnaire. In order to achieve the aims of the study I have chosen the questionnaire as an instrument to collect the data. I have administered two questionnaires; one for 1st students of English, and the other one for teachers of Oral Expression module in the department of Letters and English language, Frère Mentouri University. The findings of this research reveal that foreign language classroom anxiety has negative effects on EFL students' speaking performance from the perspectives of both students and teachers. Besides, the study indicated that 1st year students revealed significant levels of anxiety. In addition, younger students revealed high scores of apprehension more than their older peers. Moreover, The teachers who have a high level of experience in teaching English as a foreign language stated that the more learners are not exposed to the language, the more feeling of anxiety is spread. Furthermore, the research showed how much cooperative learning strategies are adopted by teachers and their effectiveness in enhancing students 'selfconfidence and improving their speaking abilities. Finally, the study presented a number of attributable factors that cause anxiety, and some suggested procedures that should be adopted by the students their teachers in order to alleviate this phenomenon.
Diplome :	Master 2
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Reducing students speaking anxiety through cooperative learning : The case of first-year students at the departement of letters and english [texte imprimé] / Syfeddine Sahli, Auteur ; Djamel Benkaza, Auteur ; Djamel Benkaza, Directeur de thèse . - CONSTANTINE [ALGERIE] : Université Frères Mentouri Constantine, 2018 . - 101 f. ; 30 cm.
une copie electronique pdf disponible au buc.
Langues : Anglais (eng)

Catégories :	Lettres et Langues Etrangères:Langue Anglaise
Tags :	feelings,speaking activities,cooperative
Index. décimale :	420 Langue anglaise
Résumé :	The existence of feelings of anxiety, confusion, embarrassment, and apprehension imposes itself as a usual phenomenon that Foreign Language (FL) Learners encounter when they are engaging in oral speaking activities inside the classrooms and sometimes outside. These feelings work as an obstacle for students' communicative abilities improvement. This study attempts to shed light on the effect of anxiety on students' speaking level and check the effectiveness of cooperative learning strategies in improving their oral performance and reducing anxiety. Then, states the reasons why cooperative learning can help reduce learning anxiety, and explains how to conduct teaching and learning using various cooperative learning activities that can be applied in classes well. In addition, the study investigates the factors that cause these feelings. The research presented other strategies used such as creating warm relationships between teachers and students, enhancing the students’ self-confidence. Such strategies can reduce the levels of anxiety inside and outside students' classrooms. Besides, these strategies are proposed by the English as Foreign Language (EFL) teachers based on their experience in teaching English as a foreign language, as well as, other suggestions gathered from the students' questionnaire. In order to achieve the aims of the study I have chosen the questionnaire as an instrument to collect the data. I have administered two questionnaires; one for 1st students of English, and the other one for teachers of Oral Expression module in the department of Letters and English language, Frère Mentouri University. The findings of this research reveal that foreign language classroom anxiety has negative effects on EFL students' speaking performance from the perspectives of both students and teachers. Besides, the study indicated that 1st year students revealed significant levels of anxiety. In addition, younger students revealed high scores of apprehension more than their older peers. Moreover, The teachers who have a high level of experience in teaching English as a foreign language stated that the more learners are not exposed to the language, the more feeling of anxiety is spread. Furthermore, the research showed how much cooperative learning strategies are adopted by teachers and their effectiveness in enhancing students 'selfconfidence and improving their speaking abilities. Finally, the study presented a number of attributable factors that cause anxiety, and some suggested procedures that should be adopted by the students their teachers in order to alleviate this phenomenon.
Diplome :	Master 2
Permalink :	https://bu.umc.edu.dz/master/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=10308