Anxiety in Learning English as a Second Language

Seminar paper from the year 2021 in the subject Didactics for the subject English - Pedagogy, Literature Studies, grade: 1, language: English, abstract: This paper wants to examine the sources of language anxiety, how it can affect the learning process of learners, and which consequences probably arise. Firstly, some definitions of the concept of anxiety will be discussed, determining the different types of anxiety, and including the several forms of foreign language anxiety (FLA). Secondly, the historical development, in addition to the approaches and theories used shall be explained, before the many factors that can cause language anxiety will be presented. Having dealt with the causes of it, the currently used assessment process will be discussed briefly. After that, different techniques and methods that language teachers and instructors can use to support learners with language anxiety are presented. Finally, the current trends in the research of FLA, as well as some outlooks will be given.