foreign language classroom anxiety.pdf

Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Author(s): Elaine K. Horwitz, Michael B. Horwitz, Joann Cope Source: The Modern Language Journal, Vol. 70, No. 2 (Summer, 1986), pp. 125-132 Published by: Blackwell Publishing on behalf of the National Federation of Modern Language Teachers Associations Stable URL: /stable/327317 Accessed: 09/04/2010 02:35 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of JSTORs Terms and Conditions of Use, available at /page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp. JSTORs Terms and Conditions of Use provides, in part, that unless you have obtained prior permission, you may not download an entire issue of a journal or multiple copies of articles, and you may use content in the JSTOR archive only for your personal, non-commercial use. Please contact the publisher regarding any further use of this work. Publisher contact information may be obtained at /action/showPublisher?publisherCode=black. Each copy of any part of a JSTOR transmission must contain the same copyright notice that appears on the screen or printed page of such transmission. JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars, researchers, and students discover, use, and build upon a wide range of content in a trusted digital archive. We use information technology and tools to increase productivity and facilitate new forms of scholarship. For more information about JSTOR, please contact support@. Blackwell Publishing and National Federation of Modern Language Teachers Associations are collaborating with JSTOR to digitize, preserve and extend access to The Modern Language Journal. Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety ELAINE K. HORWITZ, MICHAEL B. HORWITZ, AND JOANN COPE IJUST KNOW I HAVE SOME KIND OF DISABILITY: I CANT learn a foreign language no matter how hard I try. When Im in my Spanish class I just freeze! I cant think of a thing when my teacher calls on me. My mind goes blank. Ifeel like my French teacher is some kind of Martian death ray: I never know when hell point