Sindhi Leaner’s Level of Anxiety towards Learning the English Language at undergraduate level: Sindhi learners’ Perspectives

Abstract

The main goal of this paper is to investigate the level of anxiety among Sindhi
learners of the English language at Shah Abdul Latif University Khairpur and to study
if there are any statistically major differences in anxiety levels accredited to gender.
The sample of this study consisted of 280 Sindhi learners (130 females and 150
males) who registered and enrolled at the Institute of English Language and literature.
The researcher used and adopted a scale to gather data and to attain the main goals of
this research study. The researcher used 33 instrument items on required multiple
choice answers with a five-point Likert scale. The results illustrate that the Sindhi
learners usually had high felling and level of anxiety in the contexts of English
language learning and teaching at undergraduate levels. Furthermore, Sindhi learners
of English experienced Test Anxiety and Fear of Negative Evaluation in different
contexts of tests. Moreover, the results highlight that there are statistically significant
differences in anxiety level attributed to gender in favor of male Sindhi learners. In
this regard, the researcher proposes conducting the number of research studies which
hub on increasing anxiety-free classroom situation during learning and teaching the
English language at different levels.