Foreign Language Reading Anxiety among Yemeni Secondary School Students

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2018
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Abstract
The aim of this study was to examine Foreign Language (FL) reading anxiety level of Arabicspeaking Yemeni students learning English as a foreign language (n = 106). It utilized (a) a background information questionnaire, (b) the Foreign Language Reading Anxiety Scale (FLRAS), and (c) students' English school marks. Results of the study showed that learners of English experienced an above moderate level of FL reading anxiety. There was no significant difference between students' FL reading anxiety and their gender. However, a statistically reliable difference between the means of public and private schools regarding their FL reading anxiety in favor of the private school. Moreover, a positive correlation was found between students' FL reading anxiety and their type of school. Difficulties of uncertainty, pronunciation of English words, unfamiliar topic, unknown vocabulary, reading aloud, using word by word translation, unfamiliar English culture and history, unfamiliar grammar, English letters and symbols were identified as the major sources of FL reading anxiety.
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Authors Al-Sohbani, Yehia Ahmed Y.;
Journal international journal of english language and translation studies
Year 2018
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http://www.eltsjournal.org/archive/value6%20issue1/7-6-1-18.pdf
Keywords
Education Medicine Science psychology language and literature romanic languages mathematics electronic computers. computer science french literature - italian literature - spanish literature - portuguese literature

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