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FOREIGN LANGUAGE CLASSROOM ANXIETY SCALE

by Elaine Kolker Horwitz


This instrument is composed of thirty-three statements concerning anxiety in the foreign language class. Please indicate the degree to which each statement applies to you by marking whether you: Strongly Disagree = 1; Disagree = 2; are Neutral = 3; Agree = 4; Strongly Agree = 5

  

 

Strongly Disagree=1

Disagree = 2

Neutral = 3

Agree

 = 4

Strongly Agree=5

1. I never feel quite sure of myself when I am speaking in my foreign language class.

 

 

 

 

 

2. I don’t worry about making mistakes in German.

 

 

 

 

 

3. I tremble when I know that I’m going to be called on in German class.

 

 

 

 

 

4. It frightens me when I don’t understand what the teacher is saying in German class.

 

 

 

 

 

5. It wouldn’t bother me at all to take more foreign language classes.

 

 

 

 

 

6. During German class, I find myself thinking about things that have nothing to do with the course.

 

 

 

 

 

7. I keep thinking that the other students are better at languages than I am.

 

 

 

 

 

8. I am usually at ease during tests in my German class.

 

 

 

 

 

9. I start to panic when I have to speak without preparation in German class.

 

 

 

 

 

10. I worry about the consequences of failing my German class.

 

 

 

 

 

11. I don’t understand why some people get so upset over foreign language classes.

 

 

 

 

 

12. In German class, I get so nervous, I forget things I know.

 

 

 

 

 

13. It embarrasses me to volunteer answers in my German class.

 

 

 

 

 

14. I would not be nervous speaking German with native speakers.

 

 

 

 

 

15. I get upset when I don’t understand what the teacher is correcting.

 

 

 

 

 

16. Even if I am well prepared for German, I feel anxious about it.

 

 

 

 

 

17. I often feel like not going to my German class.

 

 

 

 

 

18. I feel confident when I speak in German class.

 

 

 

 

 

19. I am afraid that my German teacher is ready to correct every mistake I make.

 

 

 

 

 

20. I can feel my heart pounding when I’m going to be called on in German class.

 

 

 

 

 

21. The more I study for a German test, the more confused I get.

 

 

 

 

 

22. I don’t feel pressure to prepare very well for German class.

 

 

 

 

 

23. I always feel that the other students speak German better than I do.

 

 

 

 

 

24. I feel very self-conscious about speaking the foreign language in front of other students.

 

 

 

 

 

25. German class moves so quickly I worry about getting left behind.

 

 

 

 

 

26. I feel more tense and nervous in my German class than in my other classes.

 

 

 

 

 

27. I get nervous and confused when I am speaking in my German class.

 

 

 

 

 

28. When I’m on my way to German class, I feel very sure and relaxed.

 

 

 

 

 

29. I get nervous when I don’t understand every word the German teacher says.

 

 

 

 

 

 

30. I feel overwhelmed by the number of rules you have to learn to speak German.

 

 

 

 

 

31. I am afraid that the other students will laugh at me when I speak German.

 

 

 

 

 

32. I would probably feel comfortable around native speakers of German.

 

 

 

 

 

33. I get nervous when the German teacher asks questions I haven’t prepared in advance.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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