Classroom interventions and foreign language anxiety
Oyama, M., & Yamazaki, Y. (2021)
Individual type of intervention
Interactional type of intervention
Mood boosters
Self management
affective strategies
"self-encouragement via positive statements"
positive self-talk
music
web-based learning
competitive gaming
student-student interaction
teacher-student interaction
teacher feedback
portfolio/formative assessment
Feedback, feed up, feed forward
video chat
dialogue journal
virtual reality
cooperative/collaborative reasoning
feedback
peer-review
contemplative practices and relaxation
work on thoughts and feelings
Relaxation technique
Meditation
Mindfulness
boost confidence
reduce frustration
these methods require future research in L2 education
effective in reducing foreign language learning anxiety
interactions through avatars
Podcasting intervention
higher test scores on speaking test
lower anxiety
emails
mobile applications
increase in L2 speking
increase in listening skills
increase in writing test scores
Google wiki for cross-cultural collaborative learning
Performance type of interaction
improves both individual and interactional dimensions
drama
digital storytelling
cooperative learning group
individualistic leaarning group
lower anxiety
higher test scores
individually increased their FLCA level
mood booster
podcasting
enhances student-student interactions
Training/Counseling type
improves both individual and interactional dimensions
designed to improve student-student interactions
feedback
debriefing
rational emotive therapy + positive self-talk
decrease in FLA
psychosocial training
lower anxiety in the intervention group (those who got psychosocial training and pronunciation training as well)
with a psychologist
teacher-student interactions
student-student interactions
goals
create a supportive environment and athmosphere
generates psychological trust
helps learners to cope with stressful situations
learners' goals
develop social abilites
sharing ideas on various topics
PLUS L2 pronunciation training
plus: higher pronunciation scores