A study on anxiety level of foreign language students toward foreign language learning by Wan Zakaria, Wan Zarina, Hashim, Nur-Al Huda, Rajab, Azizah, Zaini, Dzulkarnain

“…A study was conducted to determine and compare the perceptions of University Teknologi Malaysia students towards the feeling of anxiety they experienced when learning the foreign language. Specifically, the objective of the study was to investigate and compare the perception of two groups of students taking the foreign language subject based on of the factors that contribute to the feeling of anxiety. …”
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Internships for foreign language students by Sunday Star

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Foreign language virtual chat buddy by Yee, Daniel Sebastian

“…However, the future is increasingly promising for the escalation of this project into a full-fledged venture, having received positive user validation in almost every of its aspects, while rapid technological breakthroughs in the area of Natural Language is quickly providing the missing piece to turn this foreign language virtual chat buddy into a truly groundbreaking product.…”
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Sexual differences in foreign language attrition. by Yu, Zhong Gen, Chan, Swee Heng, Abdullah, Ain Nadzimah, Abu Samah, Bahaman, Yap, Ngee Thai

Metacognition and second/foreign language learning by Raoofi, Saeid, Chan, Swee Heng, Mukundan, Jayakaran, Md Rashid, Sabariah

“…Metacognition appears to be a significant contributor to success in second language (SL) and foreign language (FL) learning. This study seeks to investigate empirical research on the role metacognition plays in language learning by focusing on the following research questions: first, to what extent does metacognition affect SL/FL learning? …”

Studies on foreign languages & cultures in Malaysia

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Relationship among Iranian EFL students’ foreign language anxiety, foreign language listening anxiety and their listening comprehension. by Serraj, Samaneh, Noordin, Noreen

“…The following study was conducted to explore the possible impact of Foreign Language Anxiety and Foreign Language Listening Anxiety on language learners’ listening skill. …”
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Motivation to learn a foreign language in Malaysia by Zubairi, Ainol Madziah, Sarudin, Isarji

“…This study investigated Malaysian students’ motivation to learn a foreign language. Triangulation of methods consisting of survey questionnaire, document analysis and focus group discussion were employed for data collection. …”
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Attitudes of Singaporean consumers towards foreign language films by Lai, Linda Siew Leng, Ng, Noeleen Hui Lin, Wong, Wai Teng

“…This study examines local consumer attitudes towards foreign language films (FLFs) vis-à-vis mainstream films. …”
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Songs as a learning resource in foreign language classrooms by Ng, Jolyna Ling Yi

“…To go with the increase in foreign language learners, foreign language classrooms should be revamped and improved. …”
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Internet-based teaching of Arabic as a foreign language by Mukhtar, Ibrahim Suliman Ahmed

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Motivational Factors in Learning Foreign Languages: The Case of Russian by Pogadaev, V.A.

“…Students with universal motivation will have more global objectives, such as, they will view learning foreign languages as a prerequisite or key for acquainting them with the country origin of the language. …”

Analysis of Negotiation Episodes in Foreign Language Learner Interactions by Baharun, Hazleena, Harun, Haliza, Othman, Juliana

“…In second/foreign language learning, it is hypothesised oral interaction facilitates language acquisition. …”

Rethinking cultural identities of native foreign language instructors by Yamato, Eriko, Shibahara, Rika

Problems in learning the Thai language as a foreign language by Che Su, Norizan, Abd Rahim, Normaliza, Zainon Hamzah, Zaitul Azma

“…The need for learning the Thai language as a foreign language has shown why this learning is important. …”
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Foreign Language Anxiety (FLA) in English language classroom by Wan Salim, Wan Iman, Subramaniam, Vijayaletchumy, Ali Termizi, Arbaayah

“…The study aims to examine Foreign Language Anxiety (FLA) among learners of English language at Universiti Kuala Lumpur Malaysia France Institute (UniKL MFI). …”
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Perceptions of foreign language study among KPTMAS students. by Mohd Zanuddin, Nur Hazwani, Salim, Yasmin, Sulaiman, Nor Intan Saniah

“…This article is to determine the student perceptions of foreign language study (FL) in Kolej Poly-Tech Mara Alor Setar. …”
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MEASURING FOREIGN LANGUAGE ANXIETY AMONG INDONESIAN UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE CLASSROOM: IN RELATION WITH STUDENTS� MOTIVATION AND THEIR PERCEPTION TOWARD TEACHERS� BEHAVIORS by , FATMAWATI DJAFRI, , Supra Wimbarti, Ph.D.

“…This study investigates foreign language anxiety among Indonesian undergraduate students of five foreign language classrooms: i.e. …”

Reconstructing Native Language Typology from Foreign Language Usage by Berzak, Yevgeni, Reichart, Roi, Katz, Boris

“…Linguists and psychologists have long been studying cross-linguistic transfer, the influence of native language properties on linguistic performance in a foreign language. In this work we provide empirical evidence for this process in the form of a strong correlation between language similarities derived from structural features in English as Second Language (ESL) texts and equivalent similarities obtained directly from the typological features of the native languages. …”
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Investigating foreign language learning motivations of young adults in Singapore by Lim, Arista

“…Despite the popularity of learning foreign languages in Singapore, the research on these learners’ motivations is limited. …”
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