This chapter considers the intriguing relationship that exists between social anxiety and the
silences of second language (L2) learners within a Japanese English as a Foreign …

Language anxiety plays a key role in language learners' silent behaviors in class (King,
2013). Given its public nature and emphasis on interaction within it, the classroom context …

While it is true that in recent times applied linguistics researchers have begun to show an
increased interest in the role that learners' emotions play in the second language acquisition …

The perception of the teacher as the authority in the classroom is deep-rooted in education
yet this notion seems to contradict the fundamental values of democratic education. Schools …

Interest in the emotional dimension of language learning has been growing in recent years
as researchers try to understand what role students' emotions play in the complex processes …

Despite the common association between authenticity and motivation in language learning,
there does not currently exist a single volume exploring these connections. This book looks …

Willingness to communicate (WTC) is an important individual learner difference that can
help account for varying rates of language‐learning success across individuals. As learner …

Context is key to understanding the roots and meanings of silence. As Saville-Troike (1985)
explains,'silence (like all nonverbal communication) is more context-embedded than …

The Psychology of Language Learning (PLL) represents an interdisciplinary blend of
linguistics, psychology, and education that examines areas of psychology as enacted and …

The world of applied linguistics and the profession of foreign language teaching needs to
finally sweep away the notion of “Native Speaker”(NS) and the deficit perspective …