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From https://frenchteachernet.blogspot.com

Steve Smith writes, "[W]hen students are not emotionally minded to learn a language they do it less well. This lack of motivation to learn can stem from a number of factors, for example lack of perceived usefulness of the subject, poor teaching, dull content or even antipathy towards the target language people or culture. But one factor which researchers have also examined is the role of anxiety in the languages classroom."

Read the full blog post for suggestions to lower learners' anxiety: https://frenchteachernet.blogspot.com/2018/12/anxiety-in-second-language-classroom.html