Factors Related to Foreign Language Learning Anxiety of the First Year Students
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Apr 25, 2020
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English language anxiety FLCAS English language achievement
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This research aimed to examine the undergraduate students’ extent of foreign language learning anxiety in their first year at Bangkok University and investigate factors which might affect learning anxiety including gender and English language ability. The samples were 638 first-year students enrolling in EN002: English for Social Communication in the second semester of 2017 academic year. The instrument used to collect the data was a five-rating scale questionnaire of the Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale (Horwitz, Horwitz & Cope, 1986). Data were analyzed for mean, standard deviation, t-test and Pearson Correlation Coefficient. The findings revealed that the students had moderate level of learning anxiety, and female students had a higher level of anxiety than male students.
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Santikarn, B. . (2020). Factors Related to Foreign Language Learning Anxiety of the First Year Students. Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, Rajapruk University, 6(1), 13–25. Retrieved from https://so03.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/rpu/article/view/242245
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มติชนออนไลน์. (2562). สทศ.ประกาศผลสอบโอเน็ต ม.6 “อังกฤษ-คณิต”ได้คะแนนเต็ม 100 “ไทย-คณิต-สังคม”ต่ำสุด 0. ค้นเมื่อวันที่ 18 มิถุนายน 2562, จาก https://www.matichon.co.th/education/news_1430949
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Cui, J. (2011). Research on high school students’ English learning anxiety. Journal of Language Teaching and Research, 2(4): 875 - 880.
Ellis, R. (1994). The study of second language acquisition. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Gardner, R.C. (1985). Social Psychology and second language learning: The role of attitudes and motivation. London: Edward Arnold.
Gardner, R. C., & MacIntyre, P. D. (1993). On the measurement of affective variables in second language learning. Language Learning, 46: 157 - 194.
Gardner, R., Tremblay, P., & Masgoret, A. (1997) Towards a Full Model of Language Learning. The Modern Language Journal, 81(3): 344 - 362.
Gopang, I. B., Bughio, F. A & Pathan, H. (2015). Investigating foreign language learning anxiety among students learning English in a public sector university, Pakistan. Malaysian Online Journal of Educational Sciences, 3(4): 27 - 38.
Horwitz, E., Horwitz, M., & Cope, J. (1986). Foreign language classroom anxiety. Modern Language Journal, 70: 125 - 132.
Kondo, S., & Yang, Y-L. (2003). The English Language Classroom Anxiety Scale: Test Construction, Reliability, and Validity. JALT Journal, 25(2): 23 - 40.
Hasan, D.C., & Fatimah, S. (2014). Foreign language anxiety in relation to gender equity in foreign language learning: A comparative study between Australia and Indonesia. Equality in Education: Fairness and Inclusion: 183 - 193.
Lian, L.H., & Budin, M.B. (2014). Investigating the relationship between English language anxiety and the achievement of school based oral English test among Malaysian form four students. International Journal of Learning, Teaching and Educational Research, 2(1): 67 - 79.
Mesri, F. (2012). The relationship between gender and Iranian EFL learners’ foreign language classroom anxiety (FLCA). International Journal of Academic Research in Business and social Sciences, 2(6): 147 - 156.
Nahavandi, N., & Mukundan, J. (2013). Foreign language learning anxiety among Iranian EFL learners along gender and different proficiency levels. Language in India, 13(1): 133 - 161.
Oxford, R.L. (1999). Anxiety and the language learner: New insights. In J. Arnold (Ed.), Affect in language learning (pp. 58-67). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Pappamihiel, N. E. (2002). English as a second language students and English language anxiety: Issues in the mainstream classroom. Research in the Teaching of English, 36: 327 - 355.
Park, G. P., & French, B. F. (2013). Gender differences in foreign language classroom anxiety scale. System, 41(2): 462 - 471.
Scott, M. L. (1986). Student affective reactions to oral language tests. Language Test, 3.
Sener, S. (2015). Foreign language learning anxiety and achievement: A case study of the students studying at Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University. International Periodical for the Languages, Literature and History of Turkish or Turkic, 10(3) Winter 2015.
Souad, M. (2011). The impact of language anxiety on academic achievement among learnings of EFL: Case study: 2nd year English Language Department students at 20 August 1955 Skikda’s University. A Dissertation Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement for the Magister Degree in Applied Linguistics and language Teaching. Academic year: 2010 – 2011.
Spielberger, C. D., Gorsuch, R. L., Lushene, R., Vagg, P. R., & Jacobs, G. A. (1983). Manual of the state-trait anxiety inventory. Palo Alto: Consulting Psychological Press.
Spielberger, C. D., Reheiser, E. C., Oven, A. E., & Sydeman, S. J. (2004). Measuring the psychological vital signs of anxiety, anger, depression, and curiosity in Treatment planning and outcomes assessment. In M.E. Maruish (Ed.), The Use of Psychological Testing for Treatment Planning and Outcomes Assessment, 3 (3th ed., pp. 421-447). London: Lawrence Erlbaum Associate, Inc.
Steinberg, F. S. & Horwitz, E.K. (1986). The effect of induced anxiety on denotative and interpretive content of second language speech. TESOL Quarterly, 20: 131 - 136.
Taghinezhad, A., Abdollahzadeh, P., Dastpad, M., & Rezaei, Z. (2016). Investigating the Impact of gender on foreign language learning anxiety of Iranian EFL learners. Modern Journal of Language Teaching Method (MJLTM), 6(5): 418 - 426.
Young, D.J. (1991). Creating a low-anxiety classroom environment: What does language anxiety research suggest? Modern Language Journal, 75: 426 - 437.
Yu-ching, D., & Wu, G. (2004). A Study of Foreign Language Anxiety of EFL Elementary School Students in Taipei. County Journal of National Taipei Teachers College, 17(2): 287 - 320.
เจนจิรา ชัยปาน และคณะ. (2556). ปัจจัยที่ส่งผลต่อความสามารถในการพูดภาษาอังกฤษของนักศึกษาหลักสูตรสาขาวิชาภาษาอังกฤษเพื่อการสื่อสารสากลสาขาภาษาต่างประเทศ ชั้นปีที่ 4 ปีการศึกษา 2556. ภาคนิพนธ์ ปริญญาศิลปศาสตรบัณฑิต หลักสูตรสาขาวิชาภาษาอังกฤษเพื่อการสื่อสารสากล สาขาภาษาต่างประเทศ คณะศิลปศาสตร์ มหาวิทยาลัยเทคโนโลยีราชมงคลศรีวิชัย.
มติชนออนไลน์. (2562). สทศ.ประกาศผลสอบโอเน็ต ม.6 “อังกฤษ-คณิต”ได้คะแนนเต็ม 100 “ไทย-คณิต-สังคม”ต่ำสุด 0. ค้นเมื่อวันที่ 18 มิถุนายน 2562, จาก https://www.matichon.co.th/education/news_1430949
สิริกัญญา สงวนพงษ์. (2550). ความสัมพันธ์ระหว่างความกังวลของการเรียนในห้องเรียนวิชาภาษาอังกฤษกับผลสัมฤทธิ์วิชาเรียนภาษาอังกฤษของนักศึกษาระดับประกาศนียบัตรวิชาชีพ (ปวข). วิทยานิพนธ์มหาบัณฑิต สถาบันภาษา มหาวิทยาลัยธรรมศาสตร์.
Abuelfadl, M.A. (2015). Anxiety as a predictor of academic achievement of students with learning difficulties. International Journal of Psychology and Behavioral Sciences, 5(4): 169 - 177.
Akbari, M., & Sadeghi, M. R. (2013). Foreign language learning anxiety: The case of Iranian Kurdish-Persian Bilinguals. International Research Journal of Applied and Basic Sciences, 4(9): 2517 - 2525.
Arnold, J., & Brown, H. D. (1999). A map of the terrain. In J. Arnold (Ed.), Affect in language learning (pp. 1-24). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Awan, R., Azher, M., Anwar, M. N., & Naz, A. (2010). An investigation of foreign language classroom anxiety and its relationship with students’ achievement. Journal of College Teaching & Learning, 7(11): 33 - 40.
Capan, S. A., & Simsek, H. (2012). General foreign language anxiety among EFL learners: A survey study. Frontiers of Language and Teaching, 3: 116 - 124.
Chastain, K. (1975). Affective and ability factors in second language learning. Language Learning, 25: 153 - 161.
Cheng, R., & Erben, A. (2012). Language Anxiety: Experiences of Chinese Graduate Students at U.S. Higher Institutions. Journal of Studies in International Education, 16(5): 477 - 497.
Cui, J. (2011). Research on high school students’ English learning anxiety. Journal of Language Teaching and Research, 2(4): 875 - 880.
Ellis, R. (1994). The study of second language acquisition. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Gardner, R.C. (1985). Social Psychology and second language learning: The role of attitudes and motivation. London: Edward Arnold.
Gardner, R. C., & MacIntyre, P. D. (1993). On the measurement of affective variables in second language learning. Language Learning, 46: 157 - 194.
Gardner, R., Tremblay, P., & Masgoret, A. (1997) Towards a Full Model of Language Learning. The Modern Language Journal, 81(3): 344 - 362.
Gopang, I. B., Bughio, F. A & Pathan, H. (2015). Investigating foreign language learning anxiety among students learning English in a public sector university, Pakistan. Malaysian Online Journal of Educational Sciences, 3(4): 27 - 38.
Horwitz, E., Horwitz, M., & Cope, J. (1986). Foreign language classroom anxiety. Modern Language Journal, 70: 125 - 132.
Kondo, S., & Yang, Y-L. (2003). The English Language Classroom Anxiety Scale: Test Construction, Reliability, and Validity. JALT Journal, 25(2): 23 - 40.
Hasan, D.C., & Fatimah, S. (2014). Foreign language anxiety in relation to gender equity in foreign language learning: A comparative study between Australia and Indonesia. Equality in Education: Fairness and Inclusion: 183 - 193.
Lian, L.H., & Budin, M.B. (2014). Investigating the relationship between English language anxiety and the achievement of school based oral English test among Malaysian form four students. International Journal of Learning, Teaching and Educational Research, 2(1): 67 - 79.
Mesri, F. (2012). The relationship between gender and Iranian EFL learners’ foreign language classroom anxiety (FLCA). International Journal of Academic Research in Business and social Sciences, 2(6): 147 - 156.
Nahavandi, N., & Mukundan, J. (2013). Foreign language learning anxiety among Iranian EFL learners along gender and different proficiency levels. Language in India, 13(1): 133 - 161.
Oxford, R.L. (1999). Anxiety and the language learner: New insights. In J. Arnold (Ed.), Affect in language learning (pp. 58-67). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Pappamihiel, N. E. (2002). English as a second language students and English language anxiety: Issues in the mainstream classroom. Research in the Teaching of English, 36: 327 - 355.
Park, G. P., & French, B. F. (2013). Gender differences in foreign language classroom anxiety scale. System, 41(2): 462 - 471.
Scott, M. L. (1986). Student affective reactions to oral language tests. Language Test, 3.
Sener, S. (2015). Foreign language learning anxiety and achievement: A case study of the students studying at Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University. International Periodical for the Languages, Literature and History of Turkish or Turkic, 10(3) Winter 2015.
Souad, M. (2011). The impact of language anxiety on academic achievement among learnings of EFL: Case study: 2nd year English Language Department students at 20 August 1955 Skikda’s University. A Dissertation Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement for the Magister Degree in Applied Linguistics and language Teaching. Academic year: 2010 – 2011.
Spielberger, C. D., Gorsuch, R. L., Lushene, R., Vagg, P. R., & Jacobs, G. A. (1983). Manual of the state-trait anxiety inventory. Palo Alto: Consulting Psychological Press.
Spielberger, C. D., Reheiser, E. C., Oven, A. E., & Sydeman, S. J. (2004). Measuring the psychological vital signs of anxiety, anger, depression, and curiosity in Treatment planning and outcomes assessment. In M.E. Maruish (Ed.), The Use of Psychological Testing for Treatment Planning and Outcomes Assessment, 3 (3th ed., pp. 421-447). London: Lawrence Erlbaum Associate, Inc.
Steinberg, F. S. & Horwitz, E.K. (1986). The effect of induced anxiety on denotative and interpretive content of second language speech. TESOL Quarterly, 20: 131 - 136.
Taghinezhad, A., Abdollahzadeh, P., Dastpad, M., & Rezaei, Z. (2016). Investigating the Impact of gender on foreign language learning anxiety of Iranian EFL learners. Modern Journal of Language Teaching Method (MJLTM), 6(5): 418 - 426.
Young, D.J. (1991). Creating a low-anxiety classroom environment: What does language anxiety research suggest? Modern Language Journal, 75: 426 - 437.
Yu-ching, D., & Wu, G. (2004). A Study of Foreign Language Anxiety of EFL Elementary School Students in Taipei. County Journal of National Taipei Teachers College, 17(2): 287 - 320.