Pronunciation Learning Strategies and Language Anxiety

This book presents theoretical considerations and the results of empirical research on pronunciation learning strategies (PLS) deployed by pre-service trainee teachers majoring in English as a foreign language who experienced different levels of language anxiety (LA). The theoretical part focuses on the concepts of pronunciation learning, pronunciation-learning strategies and language anxiety and includes an overview of recent empirical research dealing with various related issues. The empirical section of the book presents the findings of a research project that investigated the interplay between PLS and LA, in which both quantitative and qualitative data were collected. Based on the findings, the author proposes two profiles of anxious and non-anxious EFL trainee teachers who support their pronunciation learning with an array of pronunciation learning strategies and tactics.

Offers a unique approach to researching pronunciation learning strategies Discusses the interplay of two L2-learner characteristics/individual differences (pronunciation learning strategies and language anxiety) that affect the processes of foreign language acquisition Provides important guidelines for foreign-language scholars, teachers and learners interested in pronunciation teaching/learning

Inhalt
Introduction.- Pedagogical and Psychological Background of Pronunciation Learning and Language Learning Strategies.- Foreign Language Anxiety in the Context of Foreign Language Oral Performance, Language and Pronunciation Learning Strategies.- A Review of Selected Empirical Research on Pronunciation Learning Strategies and Language Anxiety.- Research on the Interplay Between Pronunciation Learning Strategies and Language Anxiety.- Conclusions.