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EXPLORING THE INFLUENCE OF ANXIETY ON THE USE OF LANGUAGE LEARNING STRATEGIES A STUDY AT INTERMEDIATE LEVEL IN BAHAWALPUR

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/grr.2021(VI-II).15      10.31703/grr.2021(VI-II).15      Published : Jun 2021

Exploring the Influence of Anxiety on the Use of Language Learning Strategies: A Study at Intermediate Level in Bahawalpur

Abstract

    The objectives of the current study were to examine the overall language learning strategies used by Pakistani intermediate level students, to discover the difference of anxiety level, difference of LLS use of the participants and to find out the interaction of anxiety on the use of LLS. 391 students of intermediate level belonging to Bahawalpur (Pakistan) were the participants of the study. The data collection instruments included Strategy Inventory for language learning (SILL) (Oxford, 1990) and Foreign Language Class Room Anxiety scale (FLCAS) (Horwitz et al. 1986). The reliability of the two instruments was measured via Chronbach's Alpha. Collected data were analyzed through SPSS by applying concerned tests to manage results. Findings reveal a significant influence of anxiety on the use of language learning strategies by intermediate level students of Bahawalpur. Test anxiety, Communication anxiety, and fear of negative evaluation interact with the use of English language learning strategies

    Cognitive, Metacognitive, Compensation, Test Anxiety, and Fear of Negative Evaluation

    (1) Abdul Khaliq
    Assistant Professor, Department of Social and Allied Sciences, Cholistan University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan
    (2) Rasheed Ahmad
    Visiting Lecturer, Department of English Literature, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan
    (3) Noor ul Ain
    Lecturer, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences Khawaja Fareed University of Engineering and Information Technology, Rahim Yar Khan, Punjab, Pakistan.
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APA

    APA : Khaliq, A., Ahmad, R., & Ain, N. u. (2021). Exploring the Influence of Anxiety on the Use of Language Learning Strategies: A Study at Intermediate Level in Bahawalpur. Global Regional Review, VI(II), 117-125. https://doi.org/10.31703/grr.2021(VI-II).15

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    CHICAGO : Khaliq, Abdul, Rasheed Ahmad, and Noor ul Ain. 2021. "Exploring the Influence of Anxiety on the Use of Language Learning Strategies: A Study at Intermediate Level in Bahawalpur." Global Regional Review, VI (II): 117-125 doi: 10.31703/grr.2021(VI-II).15

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    HARVARD : KHALIQ, A., AHMAD, R. & AIN, N. U. 2021. Exploring the Influence of Anxiety on the Use of Language Learning Strategies: A Study at Intermediate Level in Bahawalpur. Global Regional Review, VI, 117-125.

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    MHRA : Khaliq, Abdul, Rasheed Ahmad, and Noor ul Ain. 2021. "Exploring the Influence of Anxiety on the Use of Language Learning Strategies: A Study at Intermediate Level in Bahawalpur." Global Regional Review, VI: 117-125

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    MLA : Khaliq, Abdul, Rasheed Ahmad, and Noor ul Ain. "Exploring the Influence of Anxiety on the Use of Language Learning Strategies: A Study at Intermediate Level in Bahawalpur." Global Regional Review, VI.II (2021): 117-125 Print.

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    OXFORD : Khaliq, Abdul, Ahmad, Rasheed, and Ain, Noor ul (2021), "Exploring the Influence of Anxiety on the Use of Language Learning Strategies: A Study at Intermediate Level in Bahawalpur", Global Regional Review, VI (II), 117-125

TURABIAN

    TURABIAN : Khaliq, Abdul, Rasheed Ahmad, and Noor ul Ain. "Exploring the Influence of Anxiety on the Use of Language Learning Strategies: A Study at Intermediate Level in Bahawalpur." Global Regional Review VI, no. II (2021): 117-125. https://doi.org/10.31703/grr.2021(VI-II).15