Publication: The Effects Of Anxiety And Shyness On Tertiary Efl Students’ Academic Achievement In Bahrain
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2025-04
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Suliman, Mustafa Mohmmad Abdelaziz
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Although anxiety and shyness are widely studied in the context of english as a foreign language (efl), their impact on academic achievement has received limited attention in the bahraini efl context. Existing research has primarily focused on efl anxiety in broader contexts, leaving gaps in understanding how shyness intersects with anxiety to influence bahraini efl students. This study bridged this gap by exploring the levels of foreign language classroom anxiety (flca) and shyness among bahraini tertiary efl students, their combined effects on academic achievement, and the moderating role of gender. Additionally, it investigated the relationship between specific components of anxiety and shyness, offering unique insights into their interplay in the bahraini efl setting. An explanatory sequential mixed-methods design was employed, combining quantitative data from 291 students (collected using the foreign language classroom anxiety scale (flcas) and the revised cheek-buss shyness scale (rcbs)) with qualitative data from semi-structured interviews with 12 students. Quantitative analyses included descriptive statistics, inferential tests, correlation analysis, and regression analyses using spss and amos.
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Educational psychology