Language anxiety and integrative motivation in panish as a foreign language in Portuguese university students: an exploratory study

Rabadán Zurita, Mercedes; Orgambidez Ramos, Alejandro

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Rabadán Zurita, Mercedes

Orgambidez Ramos, Alejandro

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The aim of this study was to examine to what extent language anxiety and integrative motivation predict language achievement in Spanish as a second language in a sample of 249 Portuguese university students, using multiple and hierarchical linear regression models. Results showed negative relationships between language anxiety and course grade, and positive relationships between integrative motivation and course grade. Fear of negative evaluation was the only significant predictor on course grade. Activities that increase positive attitude towards Spanish and anxiety-free class climate facilitate the acquisition and learning of Spanish as a second language.