Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale
Instruction: Statements (1) through (31) describe how you feel about learning English. Please indicate
whether you (SD) Strongly Disagree, (D) Disagree, (N) Neither Agree nor Disagree, (A) Agree, or (SA)
Strongly Agree. Please read each statement carefully, give your first reaction to each statement, and
mark an answer for every statement.
Scale
SD = Strongly Disagree D = Disagree N = Neither Agree or Disagree A = Agree SA = Strongly Agree
1. I never feel quite sure of myself when I am speaking in my English class.
2. I do not worry about making mistakes in English class.
3. I tremble when I know that I am going to be called on in English class.
4. It frightens me when I do not understand what the teacher is saying in English.
5. It would not bother me at all to take more English classes.
6. During English 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 English than I am.
8. I am usually at ease during tests in my English class.
9. I start to panic when I have to speak without preparation in English class.
10. I worry about the consequences of failing my English class.
11. I do not understand why some people get so upset over English classes.
12. In English class, I can get so nervous I forget things I know.
13. It embarrasses me to volunteer answers in my English class.
14. I would not be nervous speaking English with native speakers.
15. I get upset when I do not understand what the teacher is correcting.
16. Even if I am well prepared for English class, I feel anxious about it.
17. I often feel like not going to my English class.
18. I feel confident when I speak in English class.
19. I am afraid that my English teacher is ready to correct every mistake I make.
20. I can feel my heart pounding when I am going to be called on in English class.
21. The more I study for a English test, the more confused I get.
22. I do not feel pressure to prepare very well for English class.
23. I always feel that the other students speak English better than I do.
24. I feel very self-conscious about speaking English in front of other students.
25. The English class moves so quickly I worry about being left behind.
26. I feel more tense and nervous in my English class than in my other classes.
27. I get nervous and confused when I am speaking in my English class.
28. When I am on my way to English class, I feel very sure and relaxed.
29. I get nervous when I do not understand every word the English teacher says.
30. I feel overwhelmed by the number of rules you have to learn to speak English.
31. I am afraid that the other students will laugh at me when I speak English.
32. I would probably feel comfortable around native speakers of English.
33. I get nervous when the English teacher asks questions which I have not prepared in advance.