Exploring effects of suggestopedia in managing anxiety in 7th grade efl students: an action research approach.
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2024
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Universidad de Concepción
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The purpose of this action-research project is to explore the effects of a non-traditional teaching style in coping with anxiety in an English Foreign Language (EFL) class. The study involved a group of 30 seventhgrade students in a Chilean school, located in the Bio-Bio province. The intervention consisted of six 45-minute sessions integrated into the students' regular English lessons. Each session implements the Suggestopedia approach to deliver curriculum content aligned with the standards outlined by the Chilean Ministry of Education. To assess anxiety, students completed the Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale (FLCAS): one at the beginning and another at the end of the research intervention. This scale gathers data on participants' anxiety, providing valuable insights into the plausible effects of the implementation of the Suggestopedia method to regulate anxiety among students. The study also gathers evidence through data collected via field notes and a check-out survey to evaluate the pedagogical experience of students. Consequently,this study intends to explore the effects of a positive and relaxed learning environment, based on a non-traditional pedagogical style.
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