ENGLISH LANGUAGE ANXIETY IN UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS OF A.J.&K. PAKISTAN

Abstract

While learning English as a foreign language, undergraduate students of Azad Jammu & Kashmir come
across various difficulties which lead to fears, worries, tension and anxiety in them. The current study
aimed to examine various levels of anxiety in English language learners at undergraduate level in
Mirpur Azad Jammu and Kashmir. Secondly, rank the sources of anxiety, and finally recommend
applicable solutions to the teachers and students. The FLCAS has been applied on 700 undergraduate
research participants and results have been derived by SPSS which discovered the presence of moderate
level of anxiety in English language learners. Faculty development programs for higher education, a
more supportive role for teachers and the adoption of activity-based learning methods for reducing
anxiety levels in students at tertiary levels.