Iraqi EFL Learners’ Perspectives on Foreign Language Anxiety

Abstract

The study was designed to determine the Iraqi EFL learner’ perceptions on Foreign Language Anxiety and to investigate the learners’ perceptions according to gender and level of English proficiency . A total of 120 students College during the academic year 2020 / 2021 participated in this study. The collected data was analyzed using means and standard deviation to identify level of overall Foreign Language Anxiety according to learners’ perceptions. The (T-test) was used to examine a significant difference between (male and female) and (high level and low level of English proficiency) Learners on their perceptions toward Foreign Language Anxiety. The results showed that the level of Foreign Language Anxiety of EFL learners in Iraqi college were Medium overall. Also, the result showed that male learners presented less frequently in using overall Foreign Language Anxiety than did female learners and high level of English proficiency learners presented less frequently in using overall Foreign Language Anxiety than did low level of English proficiency learners. In the light of the results of the study, conclusions and educational implications of the anxiety are indicated