A Study on Language Anxiety and Fear of Negative Evaluation among Secondary Level Language Teachers

K. Malini *, C. Janakavalli **
* Ph.D. Scholar (Education), Sri Sarada College of Education (Autonomous), Salem, TamilNadu, India.
** Former Principal, Sri Sarada College of Education (Autonomous), Salem, TamilNadu, India.
Periodicity:July - September'2018
DOI : https://doi.org/10.26634/jelt.8.3.14146

Abstract

Language anxiety is the feeling of anxiety, worry, nervousness, and apprehension proficient in learning or using a second or foreign language. The feelings may branch from any second language structure whether it is related with the innovative skills of speaking and writing or the receptive skills of reading and listening. Fear of negative evaluation is observed among English language teachers when they are incompetent of assembly and lack of proper social thought which is an apprehension towards evaluations by others and preclusion of evaluative situations. This study focused on the language anxiety and fear of negative evaluation of secondary school language teachers in Salem district. The investigator adopted normative survey method. Language anxiety and fear of negative evaluation questionnaire was the tool used for data collection. 90 secondary level language teachers were taken as the sample of the study using purposive sampling technique. Descriptive and inferential analyses were used for analyzing the data. This study aims to examine the language anxiety and fear of negative evaluation in secondary level language teachers. The findings of the study showed that there is significant high positive relationship between language anxiety and fear of negative evaluation among secondary level of language teachers.

Keywords

Effect, Language Anxiety, Fear of Negative Evaluation, Second/foreign Language Learning, Apprehension, Secondary Level Language Teachers

How to Cite this Article?

Malini, K., & Janakavalli, C. (2018). A Study on Language Anxiety and Fear of Negative Evaluation among Secondary Level Language Teachers. i-manager’s Journal on English Language Teaching, 8(3), 43-51. https://doi.org/10.26634/jelt.8.3.14146

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