Language anxiety of Croatian high-school students: a comparison between Croatian and English

master's thesis

• Title (croatian): Jezična anksioznost u hrvatskih srednjoškolaca: usporedba između hrvatskog i engleskog jezika
• Author: Ana Debogović
• Mentor: Renata Geld (mentor)
• Committee member: Stela Letica Krevelj (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Jasenka Čengić (član povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Renata Geld (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; (Department of English language and literature); Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2019-09-26, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: HUMANISTIC SCIENCES; Philology; Anglistics

Abstract

This thesis investigates the notion of language anxiety by examining language anxiety rates of Croatian high-school students. Language anxiety is considered to be a complex phenomenon specific to the language learning context and has thus been extensively researched over the last few decades. The purpose of this study was to investigate levels of language anxiety experienced by high-school students in their Croatian Language and English as a Foreign Language Classrooms. More specifically, the purpose was to examine the differences between language anxiety factors in these two languages as well as to examine the relationship between language anxiety and the independent variables of the perceived self-image and gender.

• Keywords: language anxiety; self-image; gender; language anxiety factors; Croatian as L1; English as L2
• Language: english
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:131:070459
• Study programme: Title: English Language and Literature (double major); specializations in: Linguistics, Literature and Culture, Translation, TEFL; Course: TEFL; Study programme type: university; Study level: graduate; Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra edukacije engleskog jezika i književnosti (magistar/magistra edukacije engleskog jezika i književnosti)
• Type of resource: Text
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• Access conditions: Open access
• Created on: 2019-10-12 08:58:12