RT Journal Article
T1 Enjoyment, anxiety, and out-of-class foreign language use among Spanish foreign language learners
A1 Acosta-Manzano, Irene
A1 Barrios-Espinosa, María Elvira
A1 García-Mata, Jorge
K1 Segunda lengua - Adquisición
AB This study investigated the relationship between Foreign Language Enjoyment (FLE), Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety (FLCA), Out-of-Class Foreign Language Use (OCFLU) and learner factors (FL and FL proficiency level). Participants were 611 foreign language (FL) learners aged 16–72 at Spanish Official Language Schools. An online questionnaire was used to collect the study data. Results revealed that the informants scored high in FLE, moderately in FLCA and quite low in OCFLU; FLE was positively related to OCFLU, while FLCA was negatively associated with it; these two associations held in FL proficiency levels below higher-intermediate (B2) for all foreign languages considered. This study confirms previous research, adds new evidence concerning the relationship between FLE and FLCA and OCFLU, and considers the implications for FL teaching and learning in formal situations, with particular attention to autonomous learning in an increasingly digitalised world.
PB Taylor & Francis
YR 2023
FD 2023-01-09
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10630/33110
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/33110
LA eng
NO Acosta-Manzano, I., Barrios, E., & García-Mata, J. (2023). Enjoyment, anxiety, and out-of-class foreign language use among Spanish foreign language learners. Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1–16. https://doi.org/10.1080/01434632.2022.2159966
DS RIUMA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga
RD 20 ene 2026