Yoshiko Saito
Biographic Data
| ID | 3983642 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Yoshiko Saito |
| GIVEN NAMES | Yoshiko |
| FAMILY NAME | Saito |
| SIGNATURE | SAITO Y |
| AFFILIATIONS | The University of Texas at Austin |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 28 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1994 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1999 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Foreign Language Reading Anxiety
Whereas most discussions of foreign language (FL) anxiety have centered on the difficulties caused by anxiety with respect to oral performance, this article discusses the possibility of anxiety in response to foreign or second language reading. It introduces the construct of FL reading anxiety, offers a scale for its measurement, and reports on a preliminary study of reading anxiety in 30 intact first‐semester classes of Spanish, Russian, and Jap…
Foreign Language Anxiety and Language Performance: A Study of Learner Anxiety in Beginning, Intermediate, and Advanced‐Level College Students of Japanese
Japanese language study among American university students has dramatically increased since 1986. However, despite initial enthusiasm, high attrition rates have been reported. One reason often cited for this attrition is the perceived degree of difficulty of the Japanese language because of its “truly foreign” nature (Jorden and Walton 1987), which can be initially anxiety‐provoking for students whose first language is English. In the present stu…
Assessing Perceived Needs for Japanese Language Training in U.S. Business Education: Perspectives from Students, Business Faculty, and Business Professionals
In the interest of developing new approaches to Japanese language instruction that can meet the demands of these career‐minded students, this study compares the responses of both business faculty and students of Japanese language to a survey that asked them to assess the career value of Japanese language ability. In order to determine whether the attitudes of business faculty and students are consonant with professional situations outside the aca…
The MBA and Japanese: Teaching practical language skills in authentic contexts
1994). The MBA and Japanese: Teaching practical language skills in authentic contexts. Theory Into Practice: Vol. 33, Teaching 'Critical' Languages, pp. 34-40
Foreign Language Anxiety and Language Performance: A Study of Learner Anxiety in Beginning, Intermediate, and Advanced‐Level College Students of Japanese
Japanese language study among American university students has dramatically increased since 1986. However, despite initial enthusiasm, high attrition rates have been reported. One reason often cited for this attrition is the perceived degree of difficulty of the Japanese language because of its “truly foreign” nature (Jorden and Walton 1987), which can be initially anxiety‐provoking for students whose first language is English. In the present stu…
The MBA and Japanese: Teaching practical language skills in authentic contexts
1994). The MBA and Japanese: Teaching practical language skills in authentic contexts. Theory Into Practice: Vol. 33, Teaching 'Critical' Languages, pp. 34-40
The MBA and Japanese: Teaching practical language skills in authentic contexts
1994). The MBA and Japanese: Teaching practical language skills in authentic contexts. Theory Into Practice: Vol. 33, Teaching 'Critical' Languages, pp. 34-40
Assessing Perceived Needs for Japanese Language Training in U.S. Business Education: Perspectives from Students, Business Faculty, and Business Professionals
In the interest of developing new approaches to Japanese language instruction that can meet the demands of these career‐minded students, this study compares the responses of both business faculty and students of Japanese language to a survey that asked them to assess the career value of Japanese language ability. In order to determine whether the attitudes of business faculty and students are consonant with professional situations outside the aca…
Foreign Language Anxiety and Language Performance: A Study of Learner Anxiety in Beginning, Intermediate, and Advanced‐Level College Students of Japanese
Japanese language study among American university students has dramatically increased since 1986. However, despite initial enthusiasm, high attrition rates have been reported. One reason often cited for this attrition is the perceived degree of difficulty of the Japanese language because of its “truly foreign” nature (Jorden and Walton 1987), which can be initially anxiety‐provoking for students whose first language is English. In the present stu…
Foreign Language Reading Anxiety
Whereas most discussions of foreign language (FL) anxiety have centered on the difficulties caused by anxiety with respect to oral performance, this article discusses the possibility of anxiety in response to foreign or second language reading. It introduces the construct of FL reading anxiety, offers a scale for its measurement, and reports on a preliminary study of reading anxiety in 30 intact first‐semester classes of Spanish, Russian, and Jap…
EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Foreign language (3 works) · Language assessment (3 works) · Language education (3 works) · Mathematics education (3 works) · Anxiety (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Developmental psychology (2 works) · Foreign language anxiety (2 works)