01878nam a22001817a 450000500170000000800410001702200150005810000230007324501210009626000710021730000120028844000810030050500650038152010590044665001080150570000140161385600690162720240129163354.0240129b           ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  a0973-5208   aKumar, R. Vinodh    aSecondary School Students’ Anxiety in Learning English as a Second Languageb: A Gender Analysis (Journal Article)  aChennaib: English Language Teachers' Association of Indiac, 2021  a13-22p.  aJournal of English Language Teachingv, Volume 63 No. 4 : July - August 2021  a***______{For Hard Copy, Please visit Library.}________***

  aAbstract: The primary aim of this study was to investigate the general level of anxiety associated with learning English as a second language among secondary school students. The study also focused on determining whether there was any gender difference in secondary school students’ anxiety about learning English as a second language. As a result, the descriptive survey method was used in this study. The present study’s sample comprises 303 ninthgrade students drawn from six government secondary schools in the Dharmapuri District of Tamil Nadu State, India. The researchers developed the English language learning anxiety scale to collect data from students. The scale’s validity and reliability have been confirmed using appropriate methods. The data were analyzed using statistical techniques, such as quartile deviation and the ‘t’-test. According to the findings, the majority of the students experienced moderate anxiety while learning English. In addition, boys reported higher levels of English language learning anxiety than girls.  aEnglish language anxiety| foreign language anxiety| second language learning| secondary school students  aT. Suresh  uhttps://journals.eltai.in/index.php/jelt/article/view/JELT630403