A STUDY OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE ANXIETY IN ONLINE LEARNING AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN THAILAND

Abstract

This study aimed to determine the level of Foreign Language Anxiety among Thai secondary school students who participated in English online learning and to compare the levels of Foreign Language Anxiety among students with low and high English language proficiency. Horwitz and Cope's (1986) Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale (FLCAS) was modified and translated into Thai to facilitate data collection. The study included 183 students enrolled in English Fundamentals during the second semester of the 2021 academic year. The mean, standard deviation, and t-test for independent samples were statistically analyzed. The results indicated that students had a moderate level of Foreign Language Anxiety. In addition, the overall results revealed a significant difference between students with high and low English proficiency.-