Preliminary communication
https://doi.org/10.38003/zrffs.16.7
Fear in Teaching German as a Foreign Language
Andrea Sjauš
; Munich Kindl Nurseries
Nikolina Miletić
orcid.org/0000-0002-3781-4820
; University of Zadar, Department of German Studies
Abstract
Emotions are an inevitable part of every human experience. They are important for our psychophysical well-being and affect skills such as perception, expression, discernment and understanding. When learning a foreign language, there is often a fear of communication, a fear of tests and of negative evaluations, which can ultimately have a negative impact on academic success. The aim of this research is to examine the presence of the fear of using a foreign language among students and to relate it to the correlate of shyness. A total of 104 male and female students taking German as an elective subject at the University of Zadar participated in the research. The results showed that most students have a medium level of fear of using a foreign language, while female students have a higher level of fear of using a foreign language. The t-test showed that there is a statistically significant difference in the fear of German language classes in relation to gender. However, it was not possible to confirm a statistically significant association of fear with residence in a Germanspeaking area or the previous learning of the German language. Pearson’s correlation coefficient also did not show a statistically significant relationship between the fear of learning German as a foreign language and shyness.
Keywords
affectivity; teaching German as a foreign language; fear in class; shyness
Hrčak ID:
311872
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Publication date:
21.12.2023.
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