Percepciones sobre la ansiedad comunicativa hacia el inglés en la Comunidad Autónoma Vasca

Alaitz Santos

doi:10.5565/rev/jtl3.1131

Percepcions sobre l'ansietat comunicativa cap a l'anglès a la Comunitat Autònoma Basca

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Alaitz Santos Universidad del País Vasco/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea

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Resum

Aquest article presenta un estudi sobre les percepcions que tenen els habitants de la Comunitat Autònoma Basca (CAV) cap a l'anglès. L'objectiu de l'article és analitzar l'ansietat comunicativa de la població jove del CAV envers la L3, anglès. A més, s'analitzen algunes de les variables relacionades amb l'ansietat comunicativa. L'estudi inclou 27 participants. Les eines de tall qualitatives es van utilitzar principalment per a la recollida de dades. Els resultats indiquen que els participants experimenten ansietat comunicativa cap a l'anglès, principalment causada per 5 factors.

Paraules clau

Ansietat, Comunicació, Tercera llengua, Anglès, Percepció

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Biografia de l'autor/a

Alaitz Santos, Universidad del País Vasco/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea

Alaitz Santos Berrondo es doctora en Educación, licenciada en Psicopedagogía y graduada en Educación Infantil y Educación Primaria con mención en lenguas extranjera. Desde el año 2018 es profesora adjunta en el departamento de Ciencias de la Educación y directora del master europeo en Multilinguismo y Educación (EMME). Su área de investigación se centra en la psicosociolinguística, concretamente el estudio de la ansiedad y las actitudes en la adquisición de segundas y terceras lenguas. Es miembro del grupo de investigación DREAM en la Universidad del País Vasco (UPV/EHU). Ha participado en diversas conferencias internacionales en relación al multilingüismo y publicado artículos en revistas de reconocido prestigio.