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Relationship Between Language Anxiety and English Speaking Performance

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  • I-Ju Chen
  • Kai-Ru Cheng
  • Chieh-Hsiang Chuang

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This study investigated the relationship between language language anxiety and English speaking performance among Taiwanese college students. The participants were 59 students attending a one-semester course entitled English Speaking Communication at a university in central Taiwan. They underwent computer-based oral proficiency tests and completed the Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and Pearson product-moment correlation. The English majors experienced moderate levels of anxiety when taking the computer-based speaking test, and a negative but nonsignificant correlation was discovered between foreign language anxiety and speaking performance on the computer-based exam. Pedagogical suggestions for second-language educators are presented herein.

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  • I-Ju Chen & Kai-Ru Cheng & Chieh-Hsiang Chuang, 2022. "Relationship Between Language Anxiety and English Speaking Performance," English Language Teaching, Canadian Center of Science and Education, vol. 15(11), pages 1-78, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:ibn:eltjnl:v:15:y:2022:i:11:p:78
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    1. Dilek Cakici, 2016. "The Correlation among EFL Learners’ Test Anxiety, Foreign Language Anxiety and Language Achievement," English Language Teaching, Canadian Center of Science and Education, vol. 9(8), pages 190-190, August.
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