Foreign Language Anxiety Among Saudi University Students

Foreign language anxiety
among first-year Saudi
university students

Contents
LITERATURE REVIEW................................................................................................................3
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................5

LITERATURE REVIEW
As per the review of the Tanielian, (2017), the anxiety of learning the languages among
the students are the recurrent phenomena. The author stated there are various factors which are
the major cause of language anxiety by having clear inclusion of learner’s excessive self-
consciousness and self-awareness. On the other hand, the Sadiq, (2017) contradict that student
are having the anxiety due to failure of oral reproduction of their peculiar performance which is
quite often being misplaced or mistaken regrading different approaches encountering their value
and belief. The author also supported that’s statement by other potential factors as the
continuous deterrent fear of causing damage to one’s self-identity.
According to views of Mohammed (2016), there is need for continuous attention for
language learner’s reaction of anxiety in which the language teacher should pay attention in
helping their student out to achieving the level of expected performance goals in targeted
language. On the other hand, the Al-Sobhi and Preece, (2018) contradict that the student have
failed to gain proper command on target language which have attributed in their linguistic
barriers and obstacles language learners in Saudi Arabia. The author also added that’s the
language anxiety is comprehensive concept of anxiety and a rudimentary human reaction
possibly induced by numerous amalgamations of situational factors.
As per the views of Suleman, (2018), There obstacle of language anxiety has the
possessing of additional radials for both language learners and their respective teachers. There is
increase level of modern pressure in order to have specific level of communication in English
which leads to anxiety among student. On the other hand, the Tanielian, (2017), constricts that’s
due to the increase level of pressure in order to communicate in particular languages have posies
out to be particular level of weakness of student before their fellows. In addition to have their
rectification of this particular issues, leaners should have providence of developing effective
communication skills in the target’s language in more effective manner.
According to the view of Sadiq, (2017), there foreign language anxiety is considered to be
composite and multifaceted phenomena. The author also believed that’s there is particular state
of tension, anxiety, uneasiness, and fear linked with the provocation of the involuntary nervous
system. However Mohammed (2016), observed that anxiety is more level of associated with two
bias and more level of interactive skills of learning foreign languages which is impossible to
have separation skill form one and other. There is need to have linear classroom as the strict
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