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| ELCAS items | Factor 1 | Factor 2 | Factor 3 | Factor 4 | Factor 5 |
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| 11. I never feel quite sure of myself when I am speaking English in my class | 0.660/0.639 | 0.006/−0.027 | −0.275/−0.159 | −0.226/0.201 | −0.053/0.333 |
| 12. I do not worry about making mistakes in the English class | 0.568/−0.482 | −0.004/−0.045 | −0.394/0.475 | −0.050/0.148 | 0.189/0.201 |
| 13. I tremble when I know that I’m going to be called on in the English class | 0.712/0.681 | −0.239/0.201 | −0.025/0.013 | −0.112/−0.159 | −0.214/0.037 |
| 14. It frightens me when I do not understand what the teacher is saying in English | 0.646/0.635 | −0.191/0.270 | 0.129/0.147 | −0.022/−0.184 | −0.146/0.145 |
| 15. It would not bother me at all to take more foreign language classes | 0.476/−0.375 | 0.386/0.240 | −0.261/0.553 | 0.093/−0.059 | −0.031/0.074 |
| 16. During my English class, I find myself thinking about things that have nothing to do with the course | 0.337/0.364 | 0.100/−0.219 | 0.430/0.516 | 0.114/−0.347 | −0.237/0.262 |
| 17. I keep thinking that the other students are better at English than I am | 0.714/0.668 | 0.315/−0.104 | −0.040/−0.063 | −0.369/0.407 | −0.064/0.168 |
| 18. I am usually at ease during English tests in my class | 0.631/−0.433 | 0.179/0.038 | −0.295/0.344 | −0.077/0.305 | −0.026/0.238 |
| 19. I start to panic when I have to speak without preparation in the English class | 0.691/0.753 | −0.239/0.190 | −0.189/−0.063 | −0.102/−0.022 | −0.148/0.139 |
| 20. I worry about the consequences of failing my English class | 0.554/0.549 | 0.197/−0.139 | 0.080/0.030 | −0.227/0.421 | −0.403/−0.022 |
| 21. I do not understand why some people get so upset over English classes | 0.557/−0.378 | 0.246/0.179 | −0.283/0.394 | 0.294/0.130 | −0.321/0.391 |
| 22. In the English class, I can get so nervous I forget things I know | 0.665/0.690 | −0.111/0.103 | 0.171/0.179 | −0.112/−0.037 | −0.235/−0.021 |
| 23. It embarrasses me to volunteer answers in my English class | 0.716/0.705 | −0.234/0.181 | −0.011/0.083 | 0.000/−0.005 | −0.055/0.210 |
| 24. I would not be nervous speaking English with native speakers | 0.541/−0.451 | −0.245/−0.164 | −0.324/0.472 | 0.167/0.006 | 0.131/−0.090 |
| 25. I get upset when I do not understand what the teacher is correcting | 0.569/0.572 | −0.090/0.335 | 0.175/0.180 | 0.295/0.005 | −0.100/0.322 |
| 26. Even if I am well prepared for the English class, I feel anxious about it | 0.674/0.669 | −0.100/0.094 | 0.153/0.235 | −0.005/−0.081 | 0.099/0.202 |
| 27. I often feel like not going to my English class | 0.548/0.553 | 0.213/−0.271 | 0.213/0.287 | 0.267/−0.348 | −0.188/−0.020 |
| 28. I feel confident when I speak English in class | 0.677/−0.588 | 0.094/0.046 | −0.310/0.479 | −0.018/0.068 | 0.128/−0.043 |
| 29. I am afraid that my English teacher is ready to correct every mistake I make | 0.577/0.553 | −0.108/−0.062 | 0.263/0.382 | 0.265/−0.190 | 0.162/−0.150 |
| 30. I can feel my heart pounding when I’m going to be called on in the English class | 0.694/0.680 | −0.387/0.255 | −0.047/0.018 | −0.124/−0.002 | −0.013/−0.187 |
| 31. The more I study for an English test, the more confused I get | 0.545/0.551 | 0.245/−0.455 | 0.434/0.317 | −0.086/0.067 | 0.182/0.013 |
| 32. I do not feel pressure to prepare very well for the English class | 0.505/−0.403 | 0.467/0.384 | −0.117/0.405 | −0.075/0.083 | 0.369/−0.346 |
| 33. I always feel that the other students speak English better than I do | 00.713/0.694 | 0.206/−0.129 | 0.013/−0.103 | −0.380/0.436 | 0.017/0.060 |
| 34. I feel very self-conscious about speaking English in front of other students | 0.796/0.837 | −0.124/0.040 | −0.017/0.049 | −0.128/0.048 | 0.013/−0.040 |
| 35. The English class moves so quickly I worry about getting left behind | 0.677/0.700 | 0.185/−0.105 | 0.225/0.317 | 0.051/−0.077 | −0.011/−0.103 |
| 36. I feel more tense and nervous in my English class than in my other classes | 0.765/0.756 | 0.126/−0.007 | −0.043/0.090 | 0.044/−0.143 | −0.043/−0.270 |
| 37. I get nervous and confused when I am speaking English in class | 0.824/0.813 | −0.052/0.032 | 0.037/0.006 | 0.082/−0.051 | 0.029/−0.181 |
| 38. When I’m on my way to the English class, I feel very sure and relaxed | 0.672/−0.527 | 0.287/0.115 | −0.225/0.344 | 0.187/0.222 | −0.017/−0.202 |
| 39. I get nervous when I do not understand every word the English teacher says | 0.614/0.619 | −0.108/0.169 | 0.238/0.266 | 0.115/0.061 | −0.019/−0.110 |
| 40. I feel overwhelmed by the number of rules I have to learn to speak English | 0.641/0.623 | 0.100/−0.436 | 0.440/0.169 | 0.048/0.118 | 0.114/−0.098 |
| 41. I am afraid that the other students will laugh at me when I speak English | 0.718/0.723 | −0.109/−0.102 | 0.154/0.095 | 0.030/−0.016 | 0.200/−0.069 |
| 42. I would probably feel comfortable around native speakers of English | 0.509/−0.285 | −0.025/−0.038 | −0.405/0.516 | 0.431/0.332 | 0.118/−0.276 |
| 43. I get nervous when the English teacher asks questions which I have not prepared in advance | 0.738/0.745 | −0.298/0.302 | −0.034/−0.049 | 0.092/0.127 | 0.019/−0.206 |
| 44. I get tense and nervous when talking to a person whose sex is opposite to mine | 0.489/0.639 | −0.214/0.065 | 0.178/0.097 | −0.217/−0.038 | 0.374/−0.078 |
| 45. I get tense and nervous when I have to discuss things unfamiliar to me in English | 0.691/0.666 | −0.266/0.230 | −0.152/−0.121 | −0.037/0.312 | 0.044/−0.135 |
| 46. I feel overwhelmed by the number of words I have to learn to speak English | 0.524/0.659 | 0.208/−0.243 | 0.302/0.088 | 0.135/0.122 | 0.210/0.004 |
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