1st Peace as a Global Language Conference Proceedings & Supplement


Peace in the Classroom: Appendix E
Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale


1 = I strongly agree; 2 = I agree; 3 = No comment; 4 = I disagree; 5 = I strongly disagree
How do I feel in class? 1 2 3 4 5
1 I am nervous when the teacher speaks to me in English class.
2 I am embarrassed when I answer the teacher in English class.
3 I worry about making mistakes in English class.
4 I get nervous when speaking in English in class.
5 My heart pounds when I do something in class.
6 I feel self-conscious when speaking in English with my classmates.
7 I am afraid that others will laugh at me when I speak English.
8 I feel that the other students are better than me at speaking English.
9 I get so nervous in class that I forget everything.
10 I get nervous if I haven't prepared for English class.
11 I feel anxious even if I have prepared for English class.
12 I worry if the teacher corrects me in class.
13 The more I study English, the more I get confused.
14 I worry if I can't understand every word the teacher says.
15 In pair-work, I worry if my partner is better than me at English.
16 In pair-work, I worry if my partner is worse than me at English.
17 I worry about English tests.
18 I worry about failing English class.
19 The English class makes me most nervous (more than other classes).
20 I often daydream in English class.


Adapted from the Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale (FLCAS), Horwitz, E. K. (1986).


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