Exploring Classroom Anxiety among Urdu EFL Learners at Secondary Level in Pakistan
Keywords:
Foreign Language Anxiety (FLCAS), Communication Anxiety, EFL Learners, Urdu-speaking Students, Secondary Education, Language Learning AnxietyAbstract
The study mainly focused on anxiety among Urdu EFL learners in Punjab. The
major objectives of the study were to find out the anxiety among Urdu EFL learners in learning
English and to explore communication anxiety among Urdu EFL learners in learning English
outside the classroom. The population comprised all the Urdu EFL learners in Punjab Province.
The sample of the study was taken from the secondary schools. Standard questionnaire was
selected; FLCAS developed by Horwitz and his colleagues. The above mentioned questionnaire
has been well validated and extensively used in language learning literature. The data analyzed
with the statistics of mean and standard deviation. The researcher concluded that majority of the
students feel communication anxiety in speaking English.
