Investigating the Relationship between English Language Anxiety and the Achievement of School based Oral English Test among Malaysian Form Four Students
Keywords:
English language anxiety; communication apprehension; fear of negative evaluation; test anxiety; Form Four studentsAbstract
The purpose of this study was to identify the levels of the
English language anxiety experienced by Form Four students in two
selected schools. It was also to find out the extent of the relationship
between students’ English language anxiety and their achievement in
school based oral English tests; and the difference between genders
in English language anxiety. A survey was administered to 200 Form
Four students (aged 15-16) of two secondary schools. The
questionnaire reflected three components of English language
anxiety, namely: (a) communication apprehension, (b) fear of
negative evaluation, and (c) test anxiety. Descriptive analysis,
independent sample t- test and correlation test were used in the
study. The results of this study revealed that students have a
moderate level of English language anxiety and significant difference
between genders in English language anxiety.
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