Foreign Language Reading Anxiety among Yemeni Secondary School Students
The aim of this study was to examine Foreign Language (FL) reading anxiety level of Arabicspeaking Yemeni students learning English as a foreign language (n = 106). It utilized (a) a background information questionnaire, (b) the Foreign Language Reading Anxiety Scale (FLRAS), and (c) students...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Lasting Impressions Press
2018-03-01
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| Series: | International Journal of English Language and Translation Studies |
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| Online Access: | http://www.eltsjournal.org/archive/value6%20issue1/7-6-1-18.pdf |
| Summary: | The aim of this study was to examine Foreign Language (FL) reading anxiety level of Arabicspeaking
Yemeni students learning English as a foreign language (n = 106). It utilized (a) a background
information questionnaire, (b) the Foreign Language Reading Anxiety Scale (FLRAS), and (c)
students' English school marks. Results of the study showed that learners of English experienced an
above moderate level of FL reading anxiety. There was no significant difference between students' FL
reading anxiety and their gender. However, a statistically reliable difference between the means of
public and private schools regarding their FL reading anxiety in favor of the private school. Moreover,
a positive correlation was found between students' FL reading anxiety and their type of school.
Difficulties of uncertainty, pronunciation of English words, unfamiliar topic, unknown vocabulary,
reading aloud, using word by word translation, unfamiliar English culture and history, unfamiliar
grammar, English letters and symbols were identified as the major sources of FL reading anxiety. |
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| ISSN: | 2308-5460 2308-5460 |