The introduction and a theoretical summary of language anxiety research (Chapter 1) are followed by four chapters: Chapter 2 presents a meta-analysis of the widely used Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale 's (Horwitz, et al., 1986) factorial structure; Chapter 3 reports on a validation study of the Hungarian version of MacIntyre and Gardner's (1994) Input, Process, and Output Anxiety Scales ; Chapter 4 presents the development of a skills-based anxiety questionnaire through a three-phased study consisting of an exploratory qualitative phase as well as two quantitative phases using Rasch analysis; and Chapter 5 focuses on empirical approaches available for tapping into the dynamic change of this emotion, including the idiodynamic method and quantitative analyses such as latent growth curve modeling and dynamic cluster analysis.

The monograph provides an up-to-date overview of language anxiety research for those interested in this construct The book summarized work on language anxiety conducted in the Hungarian context It presents several methodological approaches useful for researching language anxiety and other individual differences

Inhalt

1. Introduction.- 2. Theorization of foreign language anxiety.- 3. A meta-analysis of research using the Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale (FLCAS) (Horwitz et al., 1986).- 4. Validating the Hungarian Input-Process-Output Anxiety questionnaire.- 5. Skills related language anxiety Scale development.- 6. Complex Dynamic Systems Theory perspective on language anxiety.-7. Conclusion.