Workshop on Linguistic Risk-Taking

Overview

Delivery method

Virtual classroom

Duration

1 hour

Audience

All HC and PHAC Employees

Description

Are you a person who?

• is afraid to use their second official language for fear of being judged or making mistakes?
• has trouble understanding the emotions that make you feel insecure about using your second language?
• would like to better understand the various causes associated with language anxiety?
• would like to replace negative thoughts with alternative ones?

If so, this workshop on language risk-taking is for you!

Emotion management or emotional regulation can contribute to a feeling of linguistic security by reducing certain fears or discomforts. This dynamic workshop will enable you to strengthen your understanding of the causes associated with linguistic insecurity and to use certain strategies associated with emotion management and linguistic risk-taking. It will enable you to become more aware of your emotions in order to increase your linguistic risk-taking and resilience in your second language.