Frontal EEG alpha asymmetry predicts foreign language anxiety while speaking a foreign language.

Autor: Kelsen B; Language Center, National Taipei University, New Taipei City, Taiwan, ROC., Liang SH; Section of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Taoyuan, No. 123, Dinghu Rd., Guishan Dist., Taoyuan City 333, Taiwan, ROC; School of Medicine, Chang Gung University, 259 Wen-Hwa 1st Road, Kwei-Shan Tao, Yuan 333, Taiwan, ROC. Electronic address: sophie.lhy@gmail.com.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Behavioural brain research [Behav Brain Res] 2024 Oct 18; Vol. 475, pp. 115216. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Aug 28.
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2024.115216
Abstrakt: Engaging in dialog requires interlocutors to coordinate sending and receiving linguistic signals to build a discourse based upon interpretations and perceptions interconnected with a range of emotions. Conversing in a foreign language may induce emotions such as anxiety which influence the quality communication. The neural processes underpinning these interactions are crucial to understanding foreign language anxiety (FLA). Electroencephalography (EEG) studies reveal that anxiety is often displayed via hemispheric frontal alpha asymmetry (FAA). To examine the neural mechanisms underlying FLA, we collected self-reported data on the listening and speaking sections of the Second language skill specific anxiety scale (L2AS) over behavioral, cognitive, and somatic domains and recorded EEG signals during participation in word chain turn-taking activities in first (L1, Chinese) and second (L2, English) languages. Regression analysis showed FAA for the L2 condition was a significant predictor primarily of the behavioral and somatic domains on the L2AS speaking section. The results are discussed along with implications for improving communication during L2 interactions.
Competing Interests: Conflict of Interest The authors declare no conflict of interest.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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