BACKGROUND A few and partial data are available on psychosocial morbidity among cancer patients in Mediterranean countries. As a part of a more general investigation (Southern European Psycho-Oncology Study-SEPOS), the rate of psychosocial morbidity and its correlation with clinical and cultural variables were examined in cancer patients in Italy, Portugal and Spain. METHODS A convenience sam...

Purpose: The present study has three objectives: (1) to explore whether there are statistically significant relationships between Extramural English (EE) engagement, second/additional language (L2) anxiety and communication apprehension, (2) investigate EE engagement predicts these two constructs, (3) reveal possible predictive abilities of different activities.Methodology: This research implem...

Despite the global spread of English, it seems that voices from Persian-speaking teachers concerning English as an international language (EIL) teaching methods and materials are underrepresented. The present study set out to explore how nonnative Persian-speaking English language teachers respond to the increasing global dominance of EIL and native- and non-native-speakers’ language norms with...

OBJECTIVES To test the reliability and validity of an Arabic version of the modified dental anxiety scale (MDAS), and to correlate it with other demographic data. METHODS The original English version of the MDAS was translated into Arabic, and then translated back into English by experienced bilingual professionals. Four hundred and seventy-four patients referred to dental clinics for treatme...

The main purpose of the study reported in this paper was to examine the interrelationships between L2 risk-taking, English learning motivation, L2 speaking anxiety, linguistic confidence, and low-proficiency English as a foreign language (EFL) learners’ speaking complexity, accuracy, and fluency (CAF). A secondary purpose was to test whether task repetition can influence the level of the mentio...

This study intended to inspect the possible effects of teaching English lexical clusters on speaking accuracy of Iranian EFL intermediate learners. Also it examined the influence of gender on the effect of teaching English lexical clusters on speaking accuracy of the same learners. 41 male and female EFL intermediate learners, studying  English at intermediate level at Zabankade Institute in Te...

Many foreign language students are apprehensive about learning a new in certain situation. When they asked to express their thoughts front of peers and lecturers, appear become more anxious. Then, when talk English, never feel completely at ease. Consequently, the aim this research is determine level student speaking anxiety dominant type that occurs English classroom. This was conducted by usi...

This study is aimed at investigating the level of speaking anxiety perceives by EFL learners. involves 57 students from secondary school. To collect data qualitative approach was employed with questionnaire as main instrument that consist 33 items. The findings indicated experience various in speaking. There are 15 or (26%) categorize anxious, 38 (66%) middle anxious and only 4 (8%) low anxious...