The Role of Anxiety in Learning and Performing English in the Cadet College Classes: Bangladesh Perspective

Zakeya Sultana

Abstract


Feeling of anxiety is exceedingly experienced by the English language learners throughout the world. Though the impact of anxiety on learning and performing in English has been widely studied in United States, Canada, Japan, Taiwan and many other countries; this present study, in contrast, tries to find out the reasons of anxiety in learning and performing English in the classes among the Bangladeshi cadet college students. Data has been collected through questionnaire from 30 participants from different cadet colleges in Bangladesh. Finally 10 students (one third of the total participants) were interviewed to get supportive data on their responses. An analysis of their responses indicate that preoccupied fear, peers’ parents’ and teachers’ reactions (sometimes)hold the participants back to flourish and express themselves properly. The responses of the participants quite clearly show that peers’, parents’ as well as preceptors’ amiable attitude towards the learners can pave the way for anxiety free learning and performance. So the findings can clearly facilitate both the students and the teachers in this respect.

Keywords


Anxiety, English Language, Pedagogy, Cadet College Students, Bangladesh

Full Text:

PDF

References


Aydın, B. (2000), A study of sources of foreign language classroom anxiety in speaking and writing classes. Anadolu Üniversitesi.

Casado, Matt A., and Mary I. Dereshiwsky. (2001), "Foreign Language Anxiety of University Students." College Student Journal, 35(4).

Chang, A. (2010), "Second-language listening anxiety before and after a 1-yr. intervention in extensive listening compared with standard foreign language instruction." Perceptual and motor skills, 110(2), 355-365.

Cheng, Y., Horwitz, E., and Schallert, D. (1999), "Language anxiety: Differentiating writing and speaking components." Language learning, 49(3), 417-446.

Dornyei, Z. (2007), Research Methods in Applied Linguistics. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Ellis, R. (1985), Understanding Second Language Acquisition. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Ellis, R. (1994), The Study of Second Language Acquisition. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Horwitz, Elaine K., Michael B. Horwitz, and Joann Cope. (1986), "Foreign language classroom anxiety." The modern language journal, 70(2), 125-132.

Krashen, S. (1982), Principles and practice in second language acquisition. Pergamon: Oxford.

MacIntyre, Peter D., Kimberly A. Noels, and Richard, C. (1997),"Biases in self‐ratings of second language proficiency: The role of language anxiety." Language learning, 47(2), 265-287.

Noormohamadi, R. (2009), "On the Relationship between Language Learning Strategies and Foreign Language Anxiety." Journal of Pan-Pacific Association of Applied Linguistics, 13(1), 39-52.

Oxford, R.L. (1999). "Anxiety and the language learner: New insights. " Affect in language learning: 58-67.

Palacios, Lisa Marie. (1998), Foreign language anxiety and classroom environment: A study of Spanish university students.Unpublished doctoral dissertation, The University of Texax, Austin.

Von Worde, R. (2003), "Students' Perspectives on Foreign Language Anxiety." Inquiry, 8(1), n1.

Yan, J., and Elaine K. (2008), "Learners' perceptions of how anxiety interacts with personal and instructional factors to influence their achievement in English: A qualitative analysis of EFL learners in China."Language Learning, 58(1), 151-183.

Spielberger, Ch. D. (1983), "Manual for the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory STAI (form Y)(" self-evaluation questionnaire").

Zheng, Y. (2008), “Anxiety and second/foreign language learning revisited”. CJNESE/RCJCE 1(1).




DOI: https://doi.org/10.7575/aiac.alls.v.9n.5p.111

Refbacks

  • There are currently no refbacks.


Bookmark and Share


Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

2010-2023 (CC-BY) Australian International Academic Centre PTY.LTD.

Advances in Language and Literary Studies

You may require to add the 'aiac.org.au' domain to your e-mail 'safe list’ If you do not receive e-mail in your 'inbox'. Otherwise, you may check your 'Spam mail' or 'junk mail' folders.