Language Anxiety in Focus: The Case of Filipino Undergraduate Teacher Education Learners

<table class="table-group" id="tab7"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Indicators</td><td class="align_center">Mean</td><td class="align_center">Interpretation</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">I am afraid I will sound absurd when speaking with a foreigner.</td><td class="align_center">3.27</td><td class="align_center">Moderate</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">I am afraid of talking to a native English user.</td><td class="align_center">3.92</td><td class="align_center">High</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">I am afraid of writing to a native English user.</td><td class="align_center">3.21</td><td class="align_center">Moderate</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">I get nervous just at the thought of talking to a foreigner.</td><td class="align_center">3.4</td><td class="align_center">Moderate</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">I feel very self-conscious about speaking the English language in front of native speakers.</td><td class="align_center">3.63</td><td class="align_center">High</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">General weighted mean</td><td class="align_center">3.49</td><td class="align_center">High</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="3"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>Communicating with English speakers.</div>

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