March 13 (2022) International Meeting (Emotion Day)

We would like to thank Zdena and Jana for the wonderful presentations, and all the participants who contributed to a successful meeting! 


In the photo: Prof. Zdena Kráľová (Presenter 1), Dr. Jana Kamenická (Presenter 2), Yu Kanazawa (Coordinator / Event host)
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Pre-event announcement below

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日本語の情報は：http://www.let-kansai.org/htdocs/index.php?page_id=74


Date: Sunday, March 13 (2022)
Time: 15:30-18:30 (Japan Standard Time (JST): UTC+9)
Venue: Zoom
Online registration is needed.
Free event - all welcome!!


Please use the following link to register:
(https://forms.gle/6pWidTS5VbczrPZf9)


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Presentation #1
The Influence of Psycho-social Training on Foreign Language Pronunciation Anxiety

  by Prof. Zdena Kráľová
       Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra, Slovakia
       https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6900-9992
       WOS Researcher ID: AAE-3586-2019
       SCOPUS Author ID: 6507547112
       ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Zdena-Kralova

      & Prof. Anna Tirpáková
          Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra, Slovakia
          https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4432-3528
          WOS Researcher ID: AAE-2037-2020
          SCOPUS Author ID: 57117754300
          ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Anna-Tirpakova


Presentation #2
Emotionally Competent Stimuli in Foreign Language Learning

  by Dr. Jana Kamenická
       Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra, Slovakia
       https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8903-1943
       WOS Researcher ID: AAG-8035-2020   
       ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Jana-Kamenicka


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Presentation #1 details

About the presentation:
Foreign language anxiety is one of the most examined affective variables in the field of foreign language learning and researchers have already verified anxiety reducing strategies of various kinds. They concluded that speaking is the skill most affected by foreign language anxiety and one of its most immediate determinants is the concern over pronunciation.

We applied psycho-social training as an anxiety reducing strategy to a group of English language learners combined with English pronunciation training. Psycho-social training is a non-therapeutic intervention program of active social learning that should help individuals cope with stressful situations.


Recommended reading:

  • Kráľová, Z. (2016). Foreign Language Anxiety. Nitra: UKF. ISBN 978-80-558-1125-3.
  • Kráľová, Z. – Tirpáková, A. (2019). Nonnative EFL Teachers’ Speaking Anxiety: Post-Communist Country Context. Sage Open, 9(2), 1-13. ISSN 2158-2440. https://doi.org/10.1177/2158244019846698
  • Kráľová, Z. et al. (2021). Activities In English Classes Inducing Positive/Negative Emotions. The Education and Science Journal, 23(1), 136-155. ISSN 1994-5639. https://doi.org/10.17853/1994-5639-2021-1-136-155
  • Kráľová, Z. – Petrová, G. (2017). Causes and consequences of foreign language anxiety. XLinguae: European  Scientific Language Journal, 10(3), 110-122. ISSN 1337-8384. https://doi.org/10.18355/XL.2017.10.03.09


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Presentation #2 details

About the presentation:
The existing research in foreign language learning has concentrated on negative emotions with positive emotions not being as widely studied. The impetus for more detailed consideration of the role of positive emotions in foreign language pedagogy has been supported by developments in positive psychology activating character strengths to enhance professional and personal well-being and by neuroscientific findings in the area of brain-friendly education. Emotionally competent stimuli persist longer in memory and are recalled with greater accuracy and readiness than neutral memories - which might be rather significant in foreign language learning according to the latest research findings. 


Recommended reading:


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Future Meeting Schedule
  May 22nd (Details: TBA)

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