Mindfulness and Foreign Language Speaking Anxiety: Developmental Trajectories of Saudi TESOL Student-Teachers
International Journal of English Linguistics March 17, 2026 Laila Alghamdi, Suha Alansari
This study investigates how a Mindfulness-Intervention Program (MIP) influenced the speaking experiences of Saudi female TESOL student-teachers, focusing on the regulation of Foreign Language Speaking Anxiety (FLSA). Guided by Kabat-Zinn’s mindfulness framework and Dörnyei’s Ideal L2 Self construct, a qualitative longitudinal design was implemented over ten weeks at a Saudi university. Data...