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Managing Language Learning Anxiety through Psychosocial Classroom Learning Environment.
(Pakistan Journal of Social Sciences., 2015) Iqbal, Muhammad Zafar
Learning a language can be very interesting activity, but for some students it may be a problematic exercise. There are some factors like intelligence, motivation; attitude, classroom environment and anxiety that contribute significantly in learning English language. Classroom learning environment plays a pivotal role in teaching learning processes of a language, especially, psychosocial learning environment. Learning English is a compulsion in number of countries like Pakistan. In Pakistan English is being taught as a compulsory subject up to graduation level. Students do not feel at home in English classroom a foreign language classroom in Pakistani perspective. The present study is an attempt to explore the importance of psycho social learning environment for managing English language anxiety. The sample of the study comprised of secondary school students. For data collection two standardized scales were used. For analysis of data correlation and regression were applied. The results showed that the foreign language anxiety can be managed through creating conducive psychosocial learning, especially with teachers’ support, equity, and cohesiveness among students in English language classroom at secondary level.