Stress: An Impediment to Learning English
- Maryam Mehrban
- Hossein Pourghasemian
Abstract
The present research aims to study the impacts of stress on learning English among English students in Saveh city. Using descriptive survey method and simple random sampling, the research was completed on a sample population of 60 among all the English learners in Saveh city. The learners have been homogenous in assistance with Preliminary English Test (PET), and then using the standard questionnaire of Ang vo Goran’s (2006), the students have been divided into two groups (with stress and without stress).The validity of instruments has been confirmed by the supervisor and the validity was calculated 0.76. An achievement test including 67 questions has been used as the research instrument. The comparative test, which was the most significant result of the research, suggested that stress is an obstacle to learning process.
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- DOI:10.5539/ijel.v6n7p152
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