The application of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing treatment (EMDR) on adults with foreign language anxiety

IF 0.7 Q3 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH

Language Learning in Higher Education Pub Date : 2021-10-01 DOI:10.1515/cercles-2021-2023

Tugba Elif Toprak-Yildiz, T. Çolak, M. Koc, Betul Dusunceli

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Abstract The present study aimed to apply Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) treatment to foreign language (FL) anxiety, a complex and multidimensional phenomenon that has been found to exert profound effects on many aspects of FL learning and performance. EMDR originally emerged as a treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and a great number of studies demonstrated empirically its potential for treating and coping with various psychological disorders. The present study used the Single-Case Design (SCD). EMDR was given to two volunteer adult EFL (English as a Foreign Language) learners experiencing severe FL anxiety. The effect of the treatment on FL anxiety was tracked and measured by using two separate scales of FL anxiety and obtaining self-reports of distress from the subjects. The long-term effects of EMDR were checked through two separate follow-up assessments. The results clearly demonstrated that EMDR was effective in reducing FL anxiety and increasing subjects’ positive cognition.

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眼动脱敏再加工治疗在成人外语焦虑中的应用

摘要本研究旨在将眼动脱敏与再加工(EMDR)疗法应用于外语焦虑，这是一种复杂的、多维的现象，对外语学习和表现的许多方面都有深远的影响。EMDR最初是作为创伤后应激障碍(PTSD)的治疗而出现的，大量的研究经验证明了它在治疗和应对各种心理障碍方面的潜力。本研究采用单病例设计(SCD)。对两名成年英语作为外语的志愿者进行了EMDR，他们经历了严重的外语焦虑。采用两种单独的FL焦虑量表和获得受试者的痛苦自我报告来跟踪和测量治疗对FL焦虑的影响。EMDR的长期影响通过两次单独的随访评估进行检查。结果清楚地表明，EMDR在减少FL焦虑和增加被试的积极认知方面是有效的。

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Language Learning in Higher Education EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH-

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期刊介绍： Language Learning in Higher Education deals with the most relevant aspects of language acquisition at university. The CercleS journal presents the outcomes of research on language teaching, blended learning and autonomous learning, language assessment as well as aspects of professional development, quality assurance and university language policy. Its aim is to increase the quality of language teaching and learning programmes offered by university language centers and other providers in higher education by presenting new models and by disseminating the best results of research activities carried out at language centers and in other higher education departments.