English Language Speaking Anxiety: A Quantitative Study

The present study attempts to investigate the extent of English language speaking anxiety among the English as foreign/second language learners, studying at a public sector university in Sindh, Pakistan. The study is quantitative in nature and the data is gathered using random sampling survey method...

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Published inSindh Journal of Linguistics Vol. 3; no. 1; pp. 135 - 147
Main Authors Mari, Nargis, Panhwar, Abdul Hameed, Ansari, Sannaullah
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Sindh Madressatul Islam University Karachi 10.05.2024
Subjects
Anxiety
English Language
Quantitative
Speaking
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Summary:The present study attempts to investigate the extent of English language speaking anxiety among the English as foreign/second language learners, studying at a public sector university in Sindh, Pakistan. The study is quantitative in nature and the data is gathered using random sampling survey method. Participants of the present study are studying in part II.  A theoretical framework based on Horwitz et al (1986), a well-known theory followed by Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale (FLCAS) is adapted. For the purpose of data analysis, SPSS (V.24) is used to determine the general descriptive statistics of the study.  This study reveals the level of anxiety among students.  It also concludes that learners even at a university level face language anxiety specifically in the EFL context. This study also assist the teachers and course designers for necessary steps be taken to overcome the English language speaking anxiety among EFL learners in EFL classroom.  
ISSN:2957-9309
2957-9309
DOI:10.58921/sjl.v3i1.60