The fear factor: Xenoglossophobia or how to overcome the anxiety of speaking foreign languages
The article approaches a ubiquitous as well as a rarely adequately addressed problem area of learning and teaching foreign languages. It concentrates on xenoglossophobia, the fear of speaking foreign languages. Why do avoidance strategies as well as phobias develop during childhood especially in the...
Main Authors: | Heiner Böttger, Deborah Költzsch |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University)
2020-06-01
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Series: | Training, Language and Culture |
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Online Access: | https://rudn.tlcjournal.org/archive/4(2)/4(2)-04.pdf |
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