Original article | International Journal of Language and Education Research 2024, Vol. 6(1) 84-95
Quantitative Analysis of EFL First-year-Students’ Anxiousness in Learning English Language in a Tertiary Context
Abdelmadjid Benraghda, Hadil Zohra Bouguerra & Lina Boukhalfa
pp. 84 - 95 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.29329/ijler.2024.661.5 | Manu. Number: MANU-2404-19-0003
Published online: April 30, 2024 | Number of Views: 40 | Number of Download: 200
Abstract
This study attempts to investigate EFL first-year-university students' apprehension in learning the English language. Several EFL teaching strategies are used in first-year-English classes and their effectiveness in making learning more successful in discussing the problem of apprehension in learning English. The current study tries to investigate the causes and factors behind this problem as well as, trying to find solutions for this issue. A set of questionnaires was implemented among first-year-university students of Mohamed Al Bachir Al Ibrahimi (169 students). The results revealed that the majority of the participants possessed a higher level of anxiety in learning the English language at university due to some factors discussed in this research. Further recommendations and suggestions to overcome this impediment in learning the English language in the academic sphere.
Keywords: learning English language, first-year-students- anxiousness, factors.
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