Foreign Language Anxiety Level of Middle School Students at a Specialized School for Gifted Children in the North of Kazakhstan

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to explore the level of foreign language anxiety that students at a specialized North Kazakhstan school for gifted students experienced in class. In addition, it attempted to find out the factors that influence language anxiety and how language anxiety then affects students’ achievements. One hundred and sixty middle school students, aged from 12 to 18 were participants of this cross-sectional survey quantitative research. Maximum variation sampling was used to ensure a more diverse data for the research...