مرکز منطقه ای اطلاع رساني علوم و فناوري - Relations Between Foreign Language Anxiety and Achievement of Foreign Language Preparatory Students

Abstract :

The main purpose of this study is to evaluate the students’ views, receiving foreign language preparation education, in terms of course anxiety. The study was conducted according to the descriptive survey modal. In the study, a Scale Bearing English Course anxiety developed by Horwitz ,Horwitz and Cope(1986) and its validity and reliability analysis tested and adapted by Gürsu (2011) was used. In this survey, the sample was not chosen, and data collection was gathered from all prep school participants present in their classes at the time of the research data collecting instruments were carried out. According to the statistical analysis of research’s findings, when foreign language course anxiety in class, and its sub-dimensions of speaking anxiety in foreign language class and its complete scale was put into consideration in terms of genders, a significant difference was identified in favor of women. Non-significant correlations were observed in students’ academic achievement score related to reading writing and main course elements in terms of Speaking with Foreigners Anxiety. Anxiety was again determined in this research that had important influence as variables on learning and teaching processes.