From Fear to Fluency
A Classroom Intervention Using Positive Emotional Language to Reduce Foreign Language Anxiety
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 24218009 |
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| Authors | Sohaib Alam (0000-0002-9972-9357), Mohammad Usama (0000-0003-2395-8441), Anam Shams, Mohammad Rumzi Tausif (0000-0001-7485-9385) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 243-269 |
| Publication date | 2026-09-26 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Education Culture and Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2081-1640 • E-ISSN: 2081-1640 |
| Publisher | Foundation Pro Scientia Publica (PUBLISHER • PL) |
| DOI | 10.15503/jecs2026.2.243.269 |
| OpenAlex | W7214449265 |
Aim. This study aimed to examine the impact of Positive Emotional Language (PEL) intervention on Foreign Language Anxiety (FLA) and speaking fluency of Saudi EFL learners using the quasi-experimental pre-test and post-test research design. Method. The quasi-experimental method allowed us to find out the effect of an emotionally supportive teacher's talk using a structured approach on learners' anxiety level and their oral fluency performance. We noticed that the experimental group showed a statistically significant decrease in FLA after the PEL intervention (p
EFL learners · Foreign language anxiety · Saudi students · speech fluency · teacher discourse · Communication in Education and Healthcare · EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning · Second Language Acquisition and Learning
| Highly cited | No |
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