| Pub. Date | : June, 2022 |
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| Product Name | : The IUP Journal of English Studies |
| Product Type | : Article |
| Product Code | : IJES140622 |
| Author Name | :Suraj Nandkumar Dhumal and Swathi Mulinti |
| Availability | : YES |
| Subject/Domain | : Arts & Humanities |
| Download Format | : PDF Format |
| No. of Pages | : 20 |
Language speaking anxiety is a multidimensional phenomenon that deals with learners' psychology in terms of their feelings, sense of worth, and confidence. Many second language theorists such as Ellis (1985), Krashen (1988), Gardner (1993) and Arnold (2005) have recognized the vital role of anxiety in the language learning process. According to them, every second language learner suffers some form of language anxiety regardless of their age, experience with the language, the type of language learning setting and location. The present study investigated ESL learners' language speaking anxiety from a holistic perspective. It adopted mixed methods research design and examined four major areas of language speaking anxiety, viz., ESL learners' anxiety levels, factors responsible for speaking anxiety, anxiety-provoking classroom activities and strategies to reduce such anxiety among the learners. The findings of the study revealed that young adult ESL learners experienced language speaking anxiety at three levels-high, moderate, and low.