Test Anxiety in English Language learning

Abstract

Test anxiety has become a common problem among EFL students in classrooms andit has several outcomes on the learners. The potential one is affecting their educational performance negatively.In this prospect, our foremost objective is to investigate the causes that provoke test anxiety according to EFL learners. Furthermore, the present research aims at exploring its main effects on them and the implementations that can reduce it. A mixed methods research design has been chosen to collect both quantitative and qualitative data from the selected sample to prove or disprove our hypotheses. The different data collection tools that have been chosen include: questionnaire and interview. The study reveals that EFL learners suffer from test anxiety and it has been negatively associated with their performance.