Abstract
This study examines the affective elements present when students learning English as a Second Language (ESL) are reading aloud. Special attention is paid to anxiety, motivation, and attitudes. Participants of this study included four ESL students who received English language support one to two hours per day, were literate in their L1, and were intermediate to advanced language learners in a midwestern suburban town. To identify affective elements related to oral reading fluency, participants were interviewed and observed in their ESL classroom. Each also participated in a think-aloud session in which he or she was asked questions when stumbling or pausing while reading aloud. The results of this study indicate that attitudes, motivation, and anxiety influence oral reading fluency. Results suggested that the anxiety related to social nervousness, pronunciation, and moving from an ESL class to a mainstream class had the largest impact on ESL students' oral reading fluency.
Advisor
Kathleen Foord
Committee Member
Anne Dahlman
Date of Degree
2012
Language
english
Document Type
Thesis
Degree
Master of Science (MS)
College
Education
Recommended Citation
Devaney, K. (2012). A case study of four high school ESL students' oral reading fluency and affect. [Master’s thesis, Minnesota State University, Mankato]. Cornerstone: A Collection of Scholarly and Creative Works for Minnesota State University, Mankato. https://cornerstone.lib.mnsu.edu/etds/96/
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