Foreign language anxiety and translanguaging as an emotional safe space: Migrant English as a foreign language learners in Australia

Dryden, Stephanie; Tankosić, Ana; Dovchin, Sender

doi:10.1016/j.system.2021.102593

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“… Bashori et al (2021) investigated the potential effects of Automatic Speech Recognition-based websites on EFL learners’ vocabulary, FLA and FLE. Other studies found that self-regulatory strategies ( Guo et al, 2018 ), recasts ( Li, 2018 ), and translanguaging ( Dryden et al, 2021 ) had a significant effect on mitigating the levels of FLA among EFL learners. Of note, Kralova et al (2017) employed psycho-social training as a strategy to alleviate FLA among 68 Slovak EFL learners.…”

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Foreign language anxiety research in System between 2004 and 2023: looking back and looking forward

2024

Front. Psychol.

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With the deepening of the research on emotional factors, foreign language anxiety (FLA) has become the focus of researchers in the field of foreign language learning (FLL) and teaching. This paper aims to provide an overview of the historical trajectory of FLA research that has been published in System between 2004 and 2023. While examining the retrieved 49 studies, focus has been laid on the methodologies including research instruments, methods, participants, major themes and key findings of FLA research. Although almost all of the studies employed quantitative and mix-methods methodologies, questionnaires and semi-structured interviews were the most preferred research methods. FL learners from 21 countries/regions were represented, but a significant number of the studies came from China, Japan and Iran. And an overwhelming majority of the studies focused on FLA among the learners learning English as a foreign language (EFL). The review concluded with some research lacunae and possible directions for future research on FLA.

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“…Of note, Hurd (2007) employed audio-recorded think-aloud protocols combined with questionnaires and one-to-one semi-structured telephone interviews to explore FLA in a distance learning environment. Dryden et al (2021) used linguistic ethnography to investigate how four migrant EFL learners in Australia experienced FLA.…”

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Foreign language anxiety research in System between 2004 and 2023: looking back and looking forward

2024

Front. Psychol.

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“…Among approaches to qualitative inquiry, ethnographies and case studies were the most popular ones in translanguaging studies. Additionally, some of the studies adopted interpretive approaches such as linguistic ethnography as a particular type of ethnography (Dryden et al, 2021). The quantitative studies, on the other hand, mostly utilized surveys and interventions that are used in quasi-experimental studies.…”

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Translanguaging In Applied Linguistics: A Comprehensive Systematic Review

Özkaynak

2023

L2 Journal

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This article presents a comprehensive and systematic review of empirical studies on translanguaging in the field of applied linguistics, covering the period between 2008 and 2022. The review focuses on the characteristics of the studies, including the contexts and educational stages in which they were conducted, and the linguistic diversity of the participants. The review also examines the research methodologies and conceptual frameworks utilized by the studies. The major findings of the review reveal that translanguaging practices were employed for educational, social, and sociopolitical purposes. The article concludes with a critical discussion of the findings, recommendations for future research, and limitations of the review.

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“…Similarly, safe spaces have also been advocated for collective healing (e.g, Chioneso et al, 2020) and to help minorities "develop the critical consciousness to defy the lie of White superiority" (Grills et al, 2016, p. 340). Some research has explored the potential of translanguaging safe spaces for lowering learner anxiety (e.g., Capstick et al, 2020;Dryden et al, 2021), but more work is needed to understand their potential in mainstream language classrooms.…”

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Mixed-Heritage Individuals and Systemic Risk During Negotiation of Identity

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Kimura

2022

Journal of Language, Identity & Education

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Poststructuralist research in language and identity demonstrate how individuals exert agency to enact alternative identities, reshape power structures, and gain access to resources (e.g., Darvin & Norton, 2015). However, this approach to agency carries immense risk for minoritized individuals, who must regularly negotiate their identities under systemic racism and linguistic discrimination. We focus on mixed-heritage individuals (MHIs), who are regularly questioned or denied their ethnoracial identities through everyday microaggressions (Nadal et al., 2011) and examine 293 MHIs' responses to open-ended survey questions, describing the strategies they use and risks experienced during negotiation of identity. Findings reveal MHIs use explanations, cultural capital, and linguistic styling to express ethnoracial identities; however, experiences of denial, objectification, racial imposter syndrome, and anxiety lead many to assess which situations are safe to enact their identities and which are not. Consequently, we discuss the importance of recognizing systemic risk during negotiation of identity for racialized individuals.

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Foreign language anxiety and translanguaging as an emotional safe space: Migrant English as a foreign language learners in Australia

Cited by 40 publications

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Foreign language anxiety research in System between 2004 and 2023: looking back and looking forward

Foreign language anxiety research in System between 2004 and 2023: looking back and looking forward

Translanguaging In Applied Linguistics: A Comprehensive Systematic Review

Mixed-Heritage Individuals and Systemic Risk During Negotiation of Identity

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