The Impact of Anixiety on classroom Presentation: A case Study of EFL Learners at Gharian University
Keywords:
Foreign Language anxiety (FLA), EFL, classroom PresentationAbstract
Classroom presentations represent an important aspect of activities that help English as a Second Language learners showcase their language skills, particularly speaking in front of others, and reveal the educational and psychological obstacles and challenges they face in performing these presentations at the best possible level. The study aims to identify the impact of language anxiety on classroom presentations by applying it to English as Foreign Language learners at Gharian University, which helps to investigate the level and type of anxiety that English as a Foreign Language students at the university suffer from during presentations. The study was conducted on various students of different semesters at University. The sample consisted of 100 students of both genders, divided into two groups (45 males and 45 females), during the academic year 2025-2026. The study relied on a questionnaire as the data collection tool, and the collected data was statistically analyzed using SPSS software. The results showed a high level of anxiety about learning English among the participating students for various reasons. A statistically significant inverse relationship was found between the level of English language anxiety among University students and the quality of their classroom presentations. Statistically significant differences were also found in language anxiety levels among students during classroom presentations, while no statistically significant differences were found between gender and anxiety levels in terms of their impact on the quality of classroom presentations. The study concluded with recommendations and suggestions to enhance the application of the study's findings and reduce the high levels of language anxiety in its various forms.
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