Translation and Validation of the Short-Form Foreign Language Enjoyment and Anxiety Scales: Spanish Adolescent Version (80625)

Session Information: Translation & Interpretation
Session Chair: Biljana Djoric Francuski

Saturday, 13 July 2024 11:25
Session: Session 2
Room: G09 (Ground)
Presentation Type:Oral Presentation

All presentation times are UTC0 (Europe/London)

Translated evaluation instruments must be reliable and valid to carry out comparative studies on large scale and at international level. Especially in second language (L2) learning and affective dimensions, the complexity can be high. The aim of this study is to adapt the original short scales of Foreign Language Enjoyment (S-FLES) and Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety (S-FLCAS) for adolescent Spanish participants. Items were translated and adapted to be culturally specific and age-appropriate through a process involving 40 bilingual Spanish-English experts. The face validity of the adapted version was further tested in a pilot study of 117 Spanish adolescents. The final versions of the Short-Form Foreign Language Enjoyment Scale – Adolescent (SFLES-A) and Short-form Foreign Language Anxiety Scale - Adolescent (S-FLCAS-A) in Spanish was then examined for validity and reliability testing. Exploratory and Confirmatory Factor Analysis were used to confirm construct validity. Invariance testing across age and gender was tested. The adolescent versions were found to be valid and reliable measures. Lastly, the adolescent versions of the scale were compared to the original scales through invariance testing using L1 English adults and L1 Spanish adults. Invariance testing comparing the original and adapted versions of the scales failed at metric invariance. As such, the adolescent Spanish versions of the scale differ in such a way that direct comparisons of scores between the two versions cannot be made.

Authors:
Alexandra Staedtler, Universidad Internacional de La Rioja, Spain


About the Presenter(s)
Alexandra Staedtler, PhD student, member of the research group PRODIGI, Faculty of Education, UNIR, Spain. Large bilingual professional experience. Psychology-coaching teacher at the Employee Training Program, City Council Training School, Madrid.

Connect on Linkedin
https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexandra-staedtler

Connect on ResearchGate
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Alexandra-Staedtler

Additional website of interest
https://psicologosexpertosencoaching.com/

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