Relationship Between Language Anxiety and English Speaking Performance

I-Ju Chen, Kai-Ru Cheng and Chieh-Hsiang Chuang

English Language Teaching, 2022, vol. 15, issue 11, 78

Abstract: This study investigated the relationship between language language anxiety and English speaking performance among Taiwanese college students. The participants were 59 students attending a one-semester course entitled English Speaking Communication at a university in central Taiwan. They underwent computer-based oral proficiency tests and completed the Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and Pearson product-moment correlation. The English majors experienced moderate levels of anxiety when taking the computer-based speaking test, and a negative but nonsignificant correlation was discovered between foreign language anxiety and speaking performance on the computer-based exam. Pedagogical suggestions for second-language educators are presented herein.

Date: 2022
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