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Profiling English Language Learning Anxiety of Selected Rural Area Secondary School Students in Kedah: A Case Study (84742)
Session: On Demand
Room: Virtual Video Presentation
Presentation Type: Virtual Presentation
The decline in English proficiency among Malaysians is a subject of ongoing debate, with various potential causes being extensively discussed. However, the role of English language anxiety, an internal factor affecting learners' listening and speaking skills, is sometimes overlooked. An investigation was conducted among secondary school students in Kedah, a state in Malaysia, where the schools were inadequately equipped with basic resources and facilities. A total of 866 students who were not taking national examinations from six different schools were selected. They were administered a questionnaire comprising various foreign language anxiety surveys, measuring their anxiety levels in the English language classroom across the four language skills (reading, listening, speaking, writing). The results were analyzed, and a correlation between listening anxiety and speaking anxiety was established. This finding suggests that reducing anxiety in one skill could potentially lower anxiety in the other, thereby reducing the time required to manage English language classroom anxiety. However, further studies are necessary to validate these results.
Authors:
Aini Syahira Jamaluddin, Albukhary International University, Malaysia
Aina Yasmin Mohd Amin, Albukhary International University, Malaysia
Nurul Huda Hassan Bakri, Albukhary International University, Malaysia
About the Presenter(s)
Ms Aini Syahira Jamaluddin is a University Assistant Professor/Lecturer at Albukhary International University in Malaysia
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