Year: 2011
Type: review
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: This paper describes a study that focused on individual differences in the foreign language anxiety (FLA) of 216 participants in a Spanish university context.Participants, English learners, completed the Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale (FLCAS) (Horwitz, Horwitz, & Cope, 1986).The main interest of this study lies in the relevant contribution it makes to the research field in question.In the literature reviewed no studies have been found which address anxiety in a Spanish university context and with the aims established here.Anxiety levels were determined, and the relationship between FLA and gender, age, grade and language level was identified.Statistical analyses reveal that (a) participants had an average level of anxiety and females experienced more anxiety than males; (b) age had a significant negative correlation with anxiety; (c) lower grade students tended to have higher anxiety levels; (d) lower level students tended to be more anxious.
Institution: Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Language: English
Subfield: Language and Linguistics
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1518336545