Foreign language learning anxiety in upper-level classes: Involving students as researchers

Foreign Language Annals

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 122-142

  Ewald, Jennifer D ^a  

^a SAINT JOSEPH S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Action research; Advanced students; Anxiety; Student research; Upper level language study

Indexed keywords

EID: 34147157159     PISSN: 0015718X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1944-9720.2007.tb02857.x     Document Type: Review

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