Affect in Foreign Language and Second Language Learning: A Practical Guide to Creating a Low-Anxiety Classroom Atmosphere

INTRODUCTION CHAPTER 1 Dolly J. Young: Affect in Foreign Language and Second Language Learning: A Practical Guide to Creating a Low-Anxiety Classroom Atmosphere LANGUAGE ANXIETY THEORY AND RESEARCH CHAPTER 2 Dolly J. Young: A Perspective on Foreign Language Learning: From Body to Mind to Emotions CHAPTER 3 Peter D. MacIntyre: Language Anxiety: A Review of the Research for Language Teachers ATTENDING TO AFFECT WHILE DEVELOPING LANGUAGE SKILLS CHAPTER 4 James F. Lee: Clashes in L2 Reading: Research Versus Practice and Readers' Misconceptions CHAPTER 5 Iloni Leki: Techniques for Reducing Second Language Writing Anxiety CHAPTER 6 Bill VanPatten and William R. Glass: Grammar Learning as a Source of Language Anxiety: A Discussion CHAPTER 7 Anita Vogely: Addressing Listening Comprehension Anxiety CHAPTER 8 Elaine M. Phillips: Decreasing Language Anxiety: Practical Techniques for Oral Activities CHAPTER 9 Margaret Beauvois: Computer-Mediated Communication: Reducing Anxiety and Building Community LANGUAGE ANXIETY AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES CHAPTER 10 Richard L. Sparks and Leonore Ganschow: Native Language Skills, Foreign Language Aptitude, and Anxiety About Foreign Language Learning CHAPTER 11 Christine M. Campbell: Language Anxiety in Men and Women: Dealing with Gender Difference in the Language Classroom CHAPTER 12 Rebecca L. Oxford: Style Wars as a Source of Anxiety in Language Classrooms CONCLUSION CHAPTER 13 Dolly J. Young: Giving Priority to the Language Learner First