ENGLISH LANGUAGE CLASSROOM ANXIETY: INFLUENCE ON PERFORMANCE

The second language teaching and learning perspective is drastically changing these days. The pragmatic shift is by changing the focus from teacher-centered to the individual learner. The learners' perspective of language learning depends on the motivation, de-motivation factors, learning strategies and style, and learners' beliefs about second language learning. Nowadays affective factors are considered more important for second language learning. And different affective strategies are helpful to reduce the learners anxiety of learning. This research paper intends to examine the effect of anxiety on the performance of second language learners. The research uses a standardized inventory to measure the role of all these factors contributing to language acquisition. The data is collected from schools having regional language as a medium of instruction and where English is introduced in primary school.