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Influence of Foreign Language Anxiety on the Academic Achievement of Senior Secondary School Students in French in Imo State

Language, Literature and Culture
Vol.2 , No. 3, Publication Date: Nov. 21, 2019, Page: 123-126

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[1]	Obinna-Akakuru Annabel Uchechukwu, Department of Psychology, Alvan Ikoku Federal College of Education, Owerri, Nigeria.
[2]	Maduagwu Beatrice Chinomso, Department of Vocational Education, University of Maiduguri, Maiduguri, Nigeria.
[3]	Nelson-Okartar Ezinne, Department of Life Science Education, Imo State University, Owerri, Nigeria.
[4]	Onyeka Gospel-Tonyj, Department of Life Science Education, Imo State University, Owerri, Nigeria.

Abstract

This study investigated the influence of foreign language anxiety on the academic achievement of Senior Secondary School Students in French Language. Descriptive survey was used to obtain data from respondents who gave consent to the study. The population of the study included all the Senior Secondary school students in Owerri Educational Zone 1 and 2, while the sample consisted of 300 Senior Secondary two (SS2), male and female students randomly selected from six Secondary Schools within the population. The Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale (FCLAS), and French Language Achievement Test (FLAT) was used as the instrument for data collection. Descriptive statistics (mean and standard deviation) were used to answer the research questions. The result revealed that language anxiety influences the academic achievement of students in French language, based on the findings, recommendations were made which includes that Instructional techniques which such as role playing, simulations and games should be adopted in teaching French language in order to create an enabling learning environment, free of tension and unnecessary stress so as avoid anxiety among students.

Keywords

Anxiety, Foreign Language, Academic Achievement

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