STUDENTS’ ANXIETY IN LEARNING ENGLISH
Abstract
The aim of this study is to investigate students’ anxiety in learning English. The participants are 28 students of one university in Aceh. This study employs descriptive quantitative research. Quantitative data is collected through questionnaire in the form of Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale (FLCAS) developed by Horwitz et al (1986). The study shows that the students are anxious when they are learning English. The majority of students (56%) experience middle anxiety, meanwhile only ten students (36%) are classified in high anxiety level. In addition, the rest of participant feel low anxiety (7%). Thus, this study gives a new insight on the theories of students’ anxiety in learning English.
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