AN ANALYSIS OF RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ENGLISH LANGUAGE ANXIETY, ENGLISH LANGUAGEINTERESTAND ENGLISH LANGUAGE ACHIEVEMENT

Abstract

English language anxiety and interest are considered as two important
affective variables which are highly correlated to foreign language learning. The aim of
this study was to explore the relationship between the English language anxiety,
English language interest and English language achievement. The sample size
comprised of 97 undergraduate students of BS Computer Sciences, Telecom
engineering and Computer engineering program. The Pearson correlation analysis and
multiple regressions are used to analyze the data. The results revealed that English
language anxiety has significant negative correlation with English language interest
and English language achievement. It is also found that English language interest and
English language achievement has significant positive correlation. It has been
observed that mostly males have less English language anxiety and more English
language interest as compared to females. The rate of anxiety in females has
significant negative relationship with achievement. The study reveals that the
performance of the students of in English language is influenced by the English
language anxiety.