The main aim of this study is to investigate Foreign Language Anxiety (FLA) in relation to the teaching and learning of English as a foreign language. A total of 75 prospective primary school teachers at the University of the Balearic Islands (UIB) took part in this study. A small questionnaire that included the Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale (FLCAS) (Horwitz et al., 1986) was used to collect data. The results of this study show that most participants experience average and high anxiety levels in the language classroom. Communication apprehension was reported to be the main source of FLA, followed by fear of negative evaluation and test anxiety. The findings also revealed the strong association between FLA, motivation, language proficiency and degree of self-confidence. Furthermore, the data indicate that the primary source of speaking anxiety is related to participants’ lack of English proficiency. This may have potential adverse effects on the confidence levels of L2 teachers, their target language use, and their instructional competence (Horwitz, 1996).

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在西班牙，未来的小学老师会遭受外语焦虑吗？

这项研究的主要目的是调查与英语作为外语的教学有关的外语焦虑（FLA）。巴利阿里群岛大学（UIB）共有75名准小学教师参加了这项研究。一份包括外语课堂焦虑量表（FLCAS）的小问卷（Horwitz等，1986）被用来收集数据。这项研究的结果表明，大多数参与者在语言课堂上的平均焦虑水平很高。据报道，交流恐惧是FLA的主要来源，其次是担心评估阴性和考试焦虑。研究结果还显示，FLA，动机，语言能力和自信程度之间有很强的联系。此外，数据表明，口语焦虑的主要来源与参与者缺乏英语水平有关。这可能对二级教师的信心水平，他们的目标语言使用和他们的教学能力有潜在的不利影响（Horwitz，1996）。