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THE CHALLENGE OF

TEACHING ENGLISH:

NEGATIVE FEELINGS IN

FOREIGN LANGUAGE

LEARNING

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1. What is the overallgoal of the study ?

To understand the causes ofnegative feelings and explain

the ways of eliminatingstudents negative feelings.

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2. What is the researchquestion ?

What are the negative feelings ?How to get rid of learners negative

feelings in foreign language

learning ? How can teachers helplearners to get rid of their negative

feelings ?

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3. Where is the study

conducted ?Hrriyet Ticaret ve Sanayi Odas

primary school

in Bursa

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4. Who are the participants

of the study ?

36 seventh grade students

5 English teachers

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How are the participants

selected?

They are selected

randomly

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What are the participants

relevant characteristic ?The students are all thirteen yearsold and all in secondary class, all

in the forth year of learningEnglish as a foreign language

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What are the participants

relevant characteristic ?The teachers are all Englishteachers at the same school.Their experiences were ranging

from two years to ten years.

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5. Which data collection

tecnique is used ?Only quantitative research

method is used, including two

different questionnaires forstudents and teachers.

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6. How is the data

analyzed ?The results are

showed bypercentages in tables

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7. What are the findings

of the study ?The mistakes of students, theshouts and scolds of teachers,

laughs and talk of the the otherstudents effects the studentsnegatively.

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8. What conclusions arereached ?

Teachers smilePositive feedback

Behaving fairly

Calling students with namesFinding solutions for problems

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9. What are the contributionfor ELT ?

Being aware of thecauses of negativefeelings in students

And knowing the ways toeliminate them

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10. What are the implications ofthe study ?

The students should feel that theyare important and the teacher

should give students rewards and

should give them positivefeedbacks.There should be apositive classroom atmosphere.

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11. What are the limitations

of the study ?This study can be done withmore students and teachers

also it can be done in primaryand high schools.

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12. What are the

suggestions of this study forfurther research ?

Private reasons (family

background) can be examined.An interview can be done for

teachers.

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Thanks!