A Psycholinguistic Analysis of Causes of Learning Anxieties in ESL Learners

Abstract

This paper investigates about the causes of learning anxieties and also finds the most frequently observed reasons or causes of learning anxieties among ESL Learners. There are number of causes of learning anxieties and this research aims at finding the most frequently observed cause of Learning anxieties ESL Learners. The data is collected by using convenient sampling. A well-designed questionnaire, comprising the 10 close ended questions and their responses as agree, strongly agree, neutral, disagree and strongly agree was used as the data collection tool. The collected data was analyzed using simple percentages and is shown in table. The results shows that poor schooling which contributes 30 to 65 percent in learning anxieties, which is the highest frequency on the graph regarding causes. So, it is concluded that the main reason behind learning anxieties in students because of poor schooling, where there is no or little use of English.