Abstract
The study aims to examine the impact of academic and social anxiety on
ESL learners’ performance. Anxiety is a major type of psychological behavior and emotional
disorder. Presently cut-throat atmosphere, anxiety has entrapped students and they have
become the victim of apprehension and fretful anxiety. Students suffering from anxiety
disorder tend to show a low level of academic achievement. The concept of anxiety and
performance was originated from the theory of Catastrophe. This theory highlights the
influence of anxiety on an individuals’ performance. A cross-sectional study was conducted
among a sample of (N=42) students including (n=24) females and (n=18) males of one of
the universities in Pakistan. Paper-based questionnaire was used to conduct the survey. The
sampling techniques used in the study was Convenience Sampling. The objective of this
research is to know the significant relationship of high level of anxiety and low level of ESL
learners’ academic performance. The hypotheses are based on two independent variable i-e,
academic anxiety and social anxiety. The results presented the impact of anxiety on ESL
learners’ performance and concluded that the anxiety has a serious impact on ESL learners’
mental abilities. Socially anxious students are likely to interact less with their peers,
instructors and miss a lot of learning opportunities. The previous studies signify a negative
correlation between the anxiety and performance. In this research, quantitative approach is
used for analyzing the data. This study also provided several recommendations to cope up
with the anxiety to perform well and enhance future performance.
Abdul Malik Abbasi, Stephon John, Aaiman Khalil. (2019) English As Second Language Learners’ Performance Correlates of Social and Academic Anxiety, The ELF Annual Research Journal, Volume 21, Issue 1.
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