Teacher’s role in minimizing undergraduate students’ language learning anxiety

Abstract

This study attempts to find out the causes of anxiety amongst English language learners and to find out the role of teachers in minimizing such anxiety. The data is collected by surveying students, interviewing students and teachers from private universities of Dhaka city. Anxiety is one of the important factors in language learning. Therefore, the aim of the research is to find out the causes of language learning anxiety from both the learners and teachers perspective and also to find the teachers’ role in minimizing the learners’ language learning anxiety. To conduct the research, the researcher follows a mixed method data collection procedure. The data collection includes survey questionnaires and interview questions for both students and teachers. So, this study provides a descriptive view on the anxiety amongst the university students and the role of teacher in reducing the anxiety.