The Relationship Between Foreign Language Anxiety in ESP Students and English Test results

Abstract

Foreign Language Anxiety is often seen as a factor that prevents language learners from successfully learning a foreign language. Many researchers note that foreign language anxiety is one of the most outstanding individual differences to predict the learners’ success. The main purpose of this study is to investigate the foreign language anxiety in the students learning English for specific purposes (ESP) and the relationship between foreign language anxiety and English test results. 176 university students of English for specific purposes at various study programs at Aleksander Moisu University participated in the given study. The Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale (FLCAS) was used to measure foreign language anxiety. The scores obtained in the Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale correlated with the students’ mid-term exam results in the ESP course. Results of the study indicate that foreign language anxiety is a problem among ESL students, and it has a significantly negative correlation with the students’ results in ESP.