Han Luo. Foreign Language Anxiety: Theory, Methodology, and Practice. Han Luo. Singapore: Springer Nature, 2025. 243 pp. ISBN 978-981-95-0739-9 (cloth); also available in paper and as ebook

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Published online: 29 January 2026

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Han Luo. Foreign Language Anxiety: Theory, Methodology, and Practice. Han Luo. Singapore: Springer Nature, 2025. 243 pp. ISBN 978-981-95-0739-9 (cloth); also available in paper and as ebook

Han Luo. Foreign Language Anxiety: Theory, Methodology, and Practice. Han Luo. Singapore: Springer Nature, 2025. 243 pp. ISBN 978-981-95-0739-9 (cloth); also available in paper and as ebook