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Peer reviewedMacIntyre, Peter D.; Gardner, Robert C. – Language Learning, 1991
Examines perspectives from which foreign language anxiety research has been conducted, the instruments that have been used, and the results that have been reported. Three approaches to the study of anxiety are identified as trait, state, and situation specific perspectives. (68 references) (VWL)
Descriptors: Anxiety, Children, Language Research, Linguistic Theory
Peer reviewedGardner, Robert C.; MacIntyre, Peter D. – Language Learning, 1993
Four issues concerning aspects of the validity of the Attitude/Motivation Test Battery are examined: (1) whether the subtests assess the attributes claimed; (2) the relationship of the subtests to higher order constructs; (3) whether the strategy for measuring affective variables influences correlations with achievement measures; and (4)…
Descriptors: Affective Measures, Attitude Measures, College Students, Correlation
