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    In this study, the author sought to measure the relationship between anxiety and second language acquisition in ESL and foreign language students. The study looked to answer two research questions about the problems students believe contribute to anxiety in secondary school and impacts that can help overcome foreign language fear. To complete the research, the author surveyed 100 ESL students at a local high school using the Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale. The findings showed that anxiety contributed to an inability to learn a second language, but to a small degree, amongst this group of ESL and foreign language learners.

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    In this study, the author sought to measure the relationship between anxiety and second language acquisition in ESL and foreign language students. The study looked to answer two research questions about the problems students believe contribute to anxiety in secondary school and impacts that can help overcome foreign language fear. To complete the research, the author surveyed 100 ESL students at a local high school using the Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale. The findings showed that anxiety contributed to an inability to learn a second language, but to a small degree, amongst this group of ESL and foreign language learners.

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    In this study, the author sought to measure the relationship between anxiety and second language acquisition in ESL and foreign language students. The study looked to answer two research questions about the problems students believe contribute to anxiety in secondary school and impacts that can help overcome foreign language fear. To complete the research, the author surveyed 100 ESL students at a local high school using the Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale. The findings showed that anxiety contributed to an inability to learn a second language, but to a small degree, amongst this group of ESL and foreign language learners.

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    In the present study, I sought to measure the relationship between anxiety and second
    language acquisition in English as a Second Language (ESL) students, as well as students,
    enrolled in foreign language classes. The study was based on the work done by Rene von
    Worde (2003) and Elaine K. Horwitz, Michael B. Horwitz, and Joann Cope (1986). The present
    study looked to answer two research questions. What problems do students believe contribute
    to anxiety at the Secondary school level? What are the impacts that can help students to
    overcome foreign language fear? To complete the research, I asked a local high school to allow
    me access to both sets of students. Included in the original sample were 100 ESL students. The
    students were asked to complete the Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale (Horwitz,
    Horwitz & Cope, 1986). The findings showed that amongst this group of ESL/foreign language
    learners, anxiety contributed to their inability to learn a second language, but in a meager
    quantity.

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