This study investigated the relationship between language anxiety and English speaking performance among Taiwanese college students. The participants were 59 students attending a one-semester course entitled Speaking Communication at university in central Taiwan. They underwent computer-based oral proficiency tests completed Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale. Data analyzed using descript...

The aim of this study was to examine Iranian EFL university students’ level of anxiety and their perceptions towards in-class activities during speaking courses and possible causes of apprehension. Moreover, this study investigated whether or not EFL university students’ gender differences affect their perceptions of foreign language speaking anxiety. To this end, data were collecte...

A significant number of students studying a foreign language have experienced anxiety at some point during their studies. Kazakhstan is multilingual country, having three official languages (Kazakh, Russian, and English) as compulsory education, it raises the question whether experience any classroom, which significantly impacts learning process academic performance. This article aimed to explo...