Type of Document	Thesis
Author	Moore, Kelly Ann
Author's Email Address	kam9880@fsu.edu
URN	etd-07052007-204853
Title	Intercultural Communication and Foreign Language Anxiety
Degree	Master of Science
Department	Educational Psychology and Learning Systems, Department of
Advisory Committee	Advisor Name Title Jeannine Turner Committee Chair Alysia Roehrig Committee Member Huijun Li Committee Member
Keywords	Intercultural Sensitivity Foreign Language Anxiety Intercultural Communication
Date of Defense	2007-06-26
Availability	unrestricted
Abstract This study investigated differences in students’ levels of foreign language anxiety, students’ levels of intercultural sensitivity, and students’ perceptions of their foreign language teachers’ ability to effectively teach the target language with respect to students taking different levels of Spanish and with teachers who spoke different native languages. Spanish classrooms with native-English speaking teachers and native-Spanish speaking teachers were surveyed for this study. A total of 154 intermediate and advanced level Spanish students participated in this study. The results suggested that as students’ levels of foreign language anxiety increased, students’ ratings of their intercultural sensitivity decreased, and students were more likely to rate lower their foreign language teachers’ ability to effectively teach the Spanish language. Analyses found that students completing foreign language classes with native-Spanish speaking teachers did not have higher levels of anxiety when compared to students in classes with native-English speaking teachers, but they did perceive their native-Spanish speaking teachers as being less effective. Variables of teaching effectiveness were also examined, and contrary to predictions, results found that students in more advanced foreign language classes perceived their foreign language teachers as communicating less clearly, in generally teaching less effectively, and being less willing to provide help.
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