THE IMPACT OF MUSICAL SKILLS ON FOREIGN LANGUAGE ANXIETY

Süleyman Kasap

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This research aims to research the impact of musical skills on foreign language anxiety. For this purpose, 158 English as Foreign Language students, 64 of whom engaged with music (48 of them were able to play an instrument and sing in front of people and 16 of them could only sing) were chosen for this study. The Foreign Language Anxiety Scale (FLCAS) was applied and the results were compared. The study revealed that participants who were able to play a musical instrument or sing in front of people had far lower levels of foreign language anxiety than those who did not. For the qualitative section of the study, 10 participants, 5 of whom could play an instrument and 5 of whom could not, were selected to get a more detailed picture of the participants’ opinions and feelings related to the impact of engagement with music on foreign language anxiety. These interviews also supported the results of the quantitative study.

 

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English, foreign language anxiety, musical skills

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