MUZUKASHISA: A STUDY ON XENOGLOSSOPHOBIA AND CHALLENGES

Foreign language anxiety is a type of realization experienced by language learners which is characterized by discomfort, distress, unease, and trepidation in functioning in the second or target foreign language. The main objective of this study was to determine and understand the factors that contribute to foreign language learner anxiety and motivation, as well as the influence of teacher behavior to foreign language anxiety. This research study was conducted using quantitative method using multiple research design. An adapted questionnaire was used to gather data from 145 learner respondents enrolled in foreign language classes during the 1st semester of AY 2022-2023. Findings revealed that more unfavorable the behavior of the foreign language teachers, the more that the students are anxious in foreign language class. The more unmotivated the students are, the more that they are anxious in foreign language class. Conversely, favorable the behavior of the foreign language teachers is, the more that the students are motivated in learning foreign language. With these findings, an in-service training program was made focusing on the factors that trigger foreign language anxiety either through lack of motivation of learners or perceived teacher behavior. This in-service training program focuses on how teachers can reduce levels of anxiety in the foreign language classroom as well as increasing their learning motivation.