Young Children’s Foreign Language Anxiety

The Case of South Korea

Jieun Kiaer, Jessica M. Morgan-Brown, Naya Choi

• Publisher: Multilingual Matters
• Year: 2021
• Print ISBN:
  9781800411593
• eBook ISBN:
  9781800411623
• Topic: Languages & Linguistics
• Subtopic: Psycolinguistics
• Index: Languages & Linguistics

This book investigates the effects of foreign language anxiety (FLA) on young language learners, using as a basis for observation the early childhood English education industry in South Korea that has arisen as a result of English fever. The authors combine existing knowledge on the topic of FLA together with original research on FLA in young language learners to fill a large gap in knowledge with regards to this understudied and distinct group of learners. The book includes suggestions for alleviating FLA and encouraging foreign language enjoyment, which can be implemented by parents, teachers and policymakers and which will ultimately facilitate more effective language learning and support children's psychosocial wellbeing. 

Table of contents

• Frontcover
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Contents
• Figures and Tables
• Acknowledgements
• Abbreviations
• 1 Introduction
• 2 Foreign Language Anxiety and Foreign Language Enjoyment
• 3 Foreign Language Anxiety in Children
• 4 Foreign Language Anxiety in the South Korean Context
• 5 Sources of Increased FLA Among Young Children
• 6 Case Study: Factors Affecting Young Children’s FLA: Kindergarten vs. English Immersion Institution
• 7 Effects of Innovative Language Learning on Foreign Language Anxiety and Foreign Language Enjoyment
• 8 Towards a More Ethical Learning Environment
• Conclusion
• Appendix A: Anxiety Metrics
• Appendix B: Kindergarten vs. Immersion English Parent Surveys
• References