RSSVolume 31

What do we want teaching-materials for in EFL teacher training programs?

What do we want teaching-materials for in EFL teacher training programs?

| October 1, 2008

During the past several decades, scholarly consideration has focused on the concept of teacher knowledge and a variety of reform efforts to rethink both the structure and practices of teacher education to enhance teacher preparation process.

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An Investigation on the Language Anxiety and Fear of Negative Evaluation among Turkish EFL Learners

An Investigation on the Language Anxiety and Fear of Negative Evaluation among Turkish EFL Learners

| October 1, 2008

Teachers’ observations, students’ experiences, and the review of related literature indicate that language anxiety is a significant factor adversely affecting the language learning process. Thus, this study aims to investigate the sources and levels of fear of negative evaluation as well as language anxiety among Turkish students as EFL learners, and to determine the correlation between the two.

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