(Foreign Language Anxiety)

Test 1 ( vs.

5 = High anxiety (foreign language anxiety)

1 = Low anxiety (foreign language anxiety)

Order:

Class
Reading Comprehension/
Grammar Translation40
Questionnaire (Test 1)

Class
Activity15-20 )
Questionnaire(Test 2)

Bold = Significant Change

)
Female

Male

4. It wouldnt bother me at all to

take more foreign language classes.

3.45

2.90

16. I can feel my heart pounding

when Im going to be called on in
language class.

2.37

3.03

26. I get nervous when the language

teacher asks questions which I
havent prepared in advance.

2.66

3.23

Control
Questions
1. I never feel quite sure of myself when I am speaking in my foreign language class.
2. I tremble when I know that Im going to be called on in language class.
3. It frightens me when I dont understand what the teacher is saying in the foreign language.
4. It wouldnt bother me at all to take more foreign language classes.

(Reverse coded)

5. I keep thinking that the other students are better at languages than I am.
6. I am usually at ease during tests in my language class.

(Reverse coded)

7. I start to panic when I have to speak without preparation in language class.

8. I worry about the consequences of failing my foreign language class.
9. I dont understand why some people get so upset over foreign language classes.

(Reverse coded)

10. In language class, I can get so nervous I forget things I know.

11. It embarrasses me to volunteer answers in my language class.
12. I would not be nervous speaking the foreign language with native speakers. (Reverse coded)
13. Even if I am well prepared for language class, I feel anxious about it.
14. I often feel like not going to my language class.
15. I feel confident when I speak in foreign language class.

(Reverse coded)

16. I can feel my heart pounding when Im going to be called on in language class.
17. I dont feel pressure to prepare very well for language class.

(Reverse coded)

18. I always feel that the other students speak the foreign language better than I do.
19. I feel very selfconscious about speaking the foreign language in front of other students.
20. Language class moves so quickly I worry about getting left behind.
21. I feel more tense and nervous in my language class than in my other classes.
22. I get nervous and confused when I am speaking in my language class.
23. I get nervous when I dont understand every word the language teacher says.
24. I am afraid that the other students will laugh at me when I speak the foreign language.
25. I would probably feel comfortable around native speakers of the foreign language. (Reverse coded)
26. I get nervous when the language teacher asks questions which I havent prepared in advance.
TOTAL

Uni.

Yashima (2009) 3.05

Uni.

Effiong (2013)

Uni. Saito and Iida (2015)

3.06 This JHS (2016) Test 1

3.05
2.80

Test 1
Questions 1, 4, 5, 8, 9, 11, 15, and 18 3.00
34/77 Students 3.00 Average Anxiety Score
13/34 Students 3.50 Average Anxiety Score
o 1/13 Students 4.00 Average
The students on average only showed moderate levels of
anxiety. Results showed lower anxiety for JHS learners than
learners in previous studies.
Simple

Complex

Test 1 (SD)
Test 2 (SD)
Test 1 (SD)
Test 2 (SD)
Test 1 (SD)
Test 2 (SD)
3.10 (1.43)
3.00 (1.38)
3.27 (1.08)
3.08 (1.23)
2.88 (1.45)
2.81 (1.36)
2.08 (1.04)
1.88 (0.98)
2.12 (1.11)
1.96 (1.08)
1.88 (1.03)
2.00 (1.23)
3.08 (1.35)
2.76 (1.05)
2.77 (1.27)
2.73 (1.04)
3.12 (1.53)
3.23 (1.48)
3.44(1.08)
3.32 (1.14)
3.04 (1.34)
3.35 (1.29)
3.04 (1.08)
3.27 (1.04)
3.68 (1.11)
3.24 (1.13)
3.85 (1.08)
3.54 (1.24)
3.04 (1.25)
3.27 (1.22)
2.52 (1.16)
2.52 (1.08)
2.15 (0.88)
2.31 (0.88)
2.31 (1.01)
2.19 (1.06)
2.65 (1.29)
2.35 (1.13)
2.50 (1.24)
2.58 (1.42)
3.28 (1.14)
2.80 (1.08)
3.00 (1.16)
3.32 (1.28)
3.19 (1.36)
2.81 (1.27)
2.88 (1.37)
3.19 (1.39)
3.64 (0.81)
3.48 (0.77)
3.58 (0.90)
3.27 (1.00)
3.69 (1.16)
3.73 (1.28)
2.76 (1.17)
3.12 (1.20)
3.00 (1.41)
2.73 (1.37)
2.54 (1.27)
2.62 (1.36)
3.16 1.03)
3.12 (1.17)
3.27 (1.19)
2.88 (1.24)
3.00 (1.47)
2.88 (1.56)
2.92 (1.16)
2.80 (1.26)
2.81 (1.13)
2.42 (1.06)
2.46 (1.14)
3.15 (1.41)
2.20 (1.04)
2.16 (0.99)
2.88 (1.11)
2.38 (0.98)
2.58 (1.47)
2.27 (1.08)
2.28 (1.24)
2.44 (1.23)
2.23 (1.58)
2.38 (1.33)
2.12 (1.28)
2.38 (1.30)
3.84 (0.99)
3.68 (0.99)
3.58 (0.90)
3.42 (0.76)
3.50 (1.17)
3.46 (0.90)
2.96 (1.10)
2.84 (1.07)
2.58 (1.17)
2.50 (1.10)
2.58 (1.39)
2.88 (1.42)
3.04 (1.02)
2.84 (1.11)
2.92 (1.09)
2.85 (1.01)
2.85 (1.08)
3.00 (1.23)
3.48 (1.12)
3.12 (1.09)
3.31 (1.26)
3.38 (1.24)
3.38 (1.10)
3.12 (1.31)
2.64 (0.91)
2.48 (0.87)
2.38 (0.85)
2.35 (0.98)
2.35 (0.85)
2.27 (0.83)
2.44 (1.04)
2.72 (1.43)
2.69 (1.29)
2.42 (0.95)
2.96 (1.48)
2.69 (1.41)
2.40 (1.12)
2.40 (1.04)
2.31 (1.12)
2.38 (0.90)
2.15 (1.19)
2.31 (1.16)
2.64 (1.25)
2.48 (1.19)
2.58 (1.24)
2.27 (1.15)
2.50 (1.45)
2.69 (1.32)
2.96 (1.21)
2.88 (1.36)
2.54 (1.21)
2.50 (1.10)
3.27 (1.46)
3.12 (1.45)
2.32 (1.03)
2.36 (1.11)
2.31 (1.29)
2.42 (1.06)
2.19 (1.20)
2.35 (1.23)
3.40 (0.91)
3.04 (1.21)
2.92 (1.16)
2.85 (1.08)
2.62 (1.13)
2.58 (1.24)
3.12 (1.13)
2.96 (1.31)
2.92 (1.38)
2.85 (1.22)
2.81 (1.52)
2.69 (1.38)
2.94
2.84
2.74
2.80
2.84
2.70