Date:
November 1993
Page No.:
201
Writer(s):
Keiko Nonaka, Daito Bunka University
The terminology "fear of making errors" is used to describe the phenomenon
of a learner's feeling of sounding silly or funny in trying out the target
language (Hatch, 1985; Krashen, 1982; Schumann, 1978). In particular, does
fear of making errors influence attitudes towards second language acquisition,
as apparent from the learner's inclination either to seek out or avoid communicative
opportunities? Within the limited scope of the study, it was
hypothesized that those who have more interaction with native speakers may
well show positive attitudes, and thus use positive interactional commurucation
strategies (CS); and that negative attitudes would similarly be reflected in the
use of negative es. Thus, the purpose of this study was to find out what kinds
of positive oral es or interactional features learners with less fear displayed,
and what sorts of negative attitudes were displayed by those with more fear.
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