Foreign Language Anxiety and Individualism-Collectivism Culture: A Top-Down Approach for a Country/Regional-Level Analysis

Autor/inn/en	Toyama, Michiko; Yamazaki, Yoshitaka
Titel	Foreign Language Anxiety and Individualism-Collectivism Culture: A Top-Down Approach for a Country/Regional-Level Analysis
Quelle	In: SAGE Open, 12 (2022) 1, (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Toyama, Michiko) ORCID (Yamazaki, Yoshitaka)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
DOI	10.1177/21582440211069143
Schlagwörter	Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Anxiety; Cultural Differences; Collectivism; Individualism; Likert Scales; Communication (Thought Transfer); Measures (Individuals); Scores; Research Reports; Correlation; Higher Education; Elementary Secondary Education; Teaching Methods; Cross Cultural Studies; Cultural Influences; Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Angst; Kultureller Unterschied; Individualismus; Likert-Skala; Communication; thought; Kommunikation; Gedanke; Messdaten; Research report; Forschungsbericht; Korrelation; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Cultural comparison; Kulturvergleich; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss
Abstract	This study explored how foreign language anxiety in class relates to individualism-collectivism culture. Additionally, to serve as a guideline for foreign language anxiety assessment, the study determined a normative score of the Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale (FLCAS), which is well known and frequently applied for foreign language anxiety examination. After conducting a literature search identifying 106 studies in 35 countries/regions, a top-down approach was used to analyze aggregate FLCAS mean scores by country/region and examine relationships between the FLCAS score and the rating of individualism-collectivism cultural dimension from Hofstede's cultural index. This relationship was significant for higher education institutions but insignificant for all institutions and for elementary to high schools. The FLCAS normative score was 94.82, slightly lower than the theoretical midpoint of 99. The findings have implications for educators, since university/college/graduate students in countries/regions with stronger collectivism had higher foreign language anxiety. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01