Undergraduates Students' Anxiety in Learning English (original) (raw)

Abstract

This paper presents the findings on the types of anxiety experienced by forty undergraduates in learning English. They were also asked the strategies they used to cope with the anxiety experienced throughout the English Language courses took at tertiary level. Questionnaires were used to collect their responses. The findings revealed that a majority of the students experienced a considerable amount anxiety of when learning English hence affect their comprehension of the lessons. Their anxiety also is a major factor that hinders them from using the language while communicating in class and makes them reluctant to participate in class. They also refuse to use the English language in class. Instead, they use their mother tongue language, Bahasa Malaysia to speak with one another.

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