English Language Anxiety of Tertiary Level Learners in Bangladesh: Level and Sources

Autor/in	Al Mamun, Md. Abdullah
Titel	English Language Anxiety of Tertiary Level Learners in Bangladesh: Level and Sources
Quelle	In: English Language Teaching, 14 (2021) 11, S.49-60 (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1916-4742
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; English (Second Language); Second Language Instruction; College Students; Anxiety; Test Anxiety; Interpersonal Communication; Comprehension; Student Evaluation; Speech Communication; Peer Influence; Social Influences; Negative Attitudes; Student Attitudes; Bangladesh + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Collegestudent; Angst; Examination phobia; Testangst; Prüfungsangst; Interpersonale Kommunikation; Verstehen; Verständnis; Schulnote; Studentische Bewertung; Sozialer Einfluss; Negative Fixierung; Schülerverhalten; Bangladesch
Abstract	The prime objectives of this study were to unveil the level of anxiety and the sources of English language anxiety of the tertiary level students of Bangladesh. Through a questionnaire survey using Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale developed by Horwitz et al. (1986), the study found that most of the tertiary level learners have high anxiety of English as a foreign language. Based on an exploratory factor analysis with principal component analysis and varimax rotation (Kaiser Normalization), a four-factor (communication anxiety, comprehension and test anxiety, fear of negative evaluation, and lack of anxiety) solution emerged. Following a close analysis of the EFA and other established valid models, the study found that six components, namely, speaking anxiety, fear of negative evaluation, peer pressure/social-image anxiety, comprehension-related anxiety, negative attitude towards class, and test anxiety were the main sources of anxiety, which need to be addressed for alleviating the anxiety of the students. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01