The Effects of Foreign Language Anxiety on Language Learning

Abstract

This study focuses on foreign language anxiety, which seems to be a very important and influential variable in foreign language learning. Language Anxiety may evoke ambiguity among people. For most language learners it is associated with feelings of discomfort, uneasiness, fear, anger or worry in the language class [...] In order to gain a more complete picture about this issue, I have reviewed the relevant literature dealing with this phenomenon and will give a short summary of the literature. I have also carried out some research with my learners and colleagues to investigate the presence and effects of language anxiety. The results of this study are important in order to gain a deeper insight into this complex phenomenon.