Effect of Dialogic Tasks on Iranian EFL Learners’ Language Learning Anxiety: Focus on Moderating Roles of Gender and Levels of Proficiency
Publish place: Issues in Language Teaching، Vol: 11، Issue: 2
Publish Year: 1401
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زبان: English
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Abstract:
This study investigated the effects of dialogic tasks on Iranian English as Foreign Language learners' language learning anxiety considering the moderating effects of the learners’ gender and levels of proficiency as well. A total number of ۲۱۳ male and female Iranian EFL learners within the age range of ۱۵-۱۹ were selected through convenience sampling from three language schools in Fars, Iran. Learners at two levels of proficiency (upper vs. lower intermediate), were chosen and assigned to experimental and control groups. Then, an adapted translated version of Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale (Horwitz et al., ۱۹۸۶) was run as a pretest and posttest to measure the learners’ anxiety. The treatment was dialogic tasks operationalized through sequencing picture stories. The results revealed that dialogic tasks exerted a significant effect on reducing Iranian EFL learners' anxiety. Moreover, it was discovered that upper-intermediate learners experienced lower levels of anxiety than their lower-intermediate counterparts. Finally, it was found that female learners in this study suffered from more anxiety levels than male learners. Although integrating dialogic tasks into classroom activities has proved to be beneficial as learners could experience sufficient opportunities for speaking, this task could not assist learners of different levels of proficiency and gender in the same way. These findings will provide practical implications for language teachers and learners.
Keywords:
Dialogic tasks , Gender , Language learning anxiety , Language learning proficiency level , Task-based language teaching
Authors
محمد رضا نامی
Department of English, Shahreza Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shahreza , Iran, mohammadrezan.namy@gmail.com
نفیسه حسین پور
Department of English, Shahreza Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shahreza, Iran Department of English, Falavarjan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran
محمدرضا طالبی نژاد
Department of English, Shahreza Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shahreza, Iran
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