Dr. Taghreed Al-Saraj: The Anxious Language Learner | SALT Talks #103

Dr. Taghreed Al-Saraj is currently working as a Post Doctorate fellow at University of California, Berkeley. She is the first Saudi female Post Doctorate in the history of UC Berkeley. Dr. Al-Saraj earned both a Bachelor and a Masters in Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) from the University of Miami, Florida. She earned her Ph.D. from UCL Institute of Education, University of London. Learning a language creates its own type of anxiety in students. Something that should be seen as a positive opportunity, it often fills students with dread and shame. In fact, foreign language anxiety is a real condition that exists in the same way as math or public speaking anxiety. Students described the full range of anxiety symptoms experienced when they walked into the foreign language class. “I learned a third language, and that's when I started connecting my experience with what I heard the students were saying.“ Upskillable was created to match a person’s cognitive personality and skills with jobs. Resumes often do not accurately depict a candidate, reducing the likelihood of success in a role. By taking a personality assessment, candidates are offered more effective assessments of their skillsets and even how to improve in certain areas. ————————————————————————— To learn more about this episode, including podcast transcripts and show notes, visit salt.org/talks Moderated by Anthony Scaramucci.