This study aims at exploring the degree of Foreign Language Anxiety (FLA) towards the learning of English that English for Specific Purposes students report experiencing. The participants in this study were 67 undergraduates at the University of the Balearic Islands enrolled in two university degree programs. The Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale (FLCAS) (Horwitz et al., 1986) was used to collect data. The findings reveal that most students suffered from average to high anxiety levels. Communication apprehension was found to be the main source of participants’ FLA followed by fear of negative evaluation and test anxiety. The data also showed statistically significant differences across students’ university degree programs related to test anxiety and fear of negative evaluation. No statistically significant gender differences in FLA levels were observed. Finally, correlation analyses revealed significant negative associations between participants’ self-perceived English proficiency and their FLA levels associated with listening and speaking skills.

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特殊目的英语学生的外语课堂焦虑

这项研究旨在探讨针对特定目的英语学生所经历的英语学习的外语焦虑（FLA）程度。这项研究的参与者是巴利阿里群岛大学的67名本科生，他们参加了两个大学学位课程。外语课堂焦虑量表（FLCAS）（Horwitz等，1986）被用来收集数据。调查结果表明，大多数学生的焦虑程度中等至很高。交流的忧虑被发现是参与者FLA的主要来源，其次是害怕负面评估和考试焦虑。数据还显示出学生的大学学位课程在统计学上的显着差异，与考试焦虑和对负面评价的恐惧有关。在FLA水平上未观察到统计学上显着的性别差异。最后，相关性分析显示出参与者的自我认知英语水平与他们的英语听说能力之间的显着负相关。