Second language learning is a difficult task for many language learners and teaching the language is a challenging job to educators. One of the main contributors to this issue is anxiety. In relation to this, the present study aims are to find out the anxiety level of the students and to investigate the types of anxiety experienced by the students. The Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale (FLCAS) which is developed by Horwitz was administered to 123 diploma students. Data analysis on the FLCAS items were analysed using SPSS 22. The findings revealed that majority of the students experienced a moderate level of English language anxiety with fear of negative evaluation ranks the first, followed by communication apprehension and test anxiety. The findings from this study provide pedagogical implications to the English as Second Language (ESL) practitioners and could potentially assist educators in improving their teaching and learning process in order to improve students’ performance.
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To Cite this Article: Mohamad, M. B. (2020). Investigating Second Language Anxiety among Polytechnic Students. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences. 10(7), 632-637.
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