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Effect of Gender and Institution Type on Students’ Anxiety regarding Learning L 2
Abstract
L2 learning anxiety is a widely studied topic in the field of language learning. Present study aimed to explore secondary school students’ language learning anxiety. Anxiety is a psychological state which hinders students learning and it can also affect students’ classroom performance. The fundamental reason of this anxiety is an artificial environment of second or foreign language learning. The main objective of this study was to find out the level of anxiety on the basis of gender and type o institution. Descriptive research design and survey method was used to explore and describe the phenomenon understudy. Sample was selected conveniently from public and private institutions of Lahore city. Descriptive and inferential statistics were applied and no significant difference was found on the basis of gender and institution type. Detailed descriptive analysis helps to clarify that students are more anxious while speaking and they need preparation before speaking
Authors
Dr. Mubashira Khalid
Assistant Professor, Institute of Education and Research, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Dr. Tahira Kalsoom
Assistant Professor, Research and Evaluation Department, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Dr. Tahira Batool
Assistant Professor, Research and Evaluation Department, Lahore College for Women University Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
