HOW REDUCING STRESS AND ANXIETY HELPS TO INCREASE THE LEARNING EFECTIVENESS IN THE LANGUAGE CLASSROOM

A common problem for Vietnamese teachers is dealing with stress and anxiety in the language classroom. Vietnamese second language teachers are often faced with the challenging tasks of making the classes meaningful, practical and even fun for the students. Several of the researcher’s colleagues who teach English the PPU (The People’s Police University) agree that their Vietnamese students seem nervous and are afraid of speaking English in class. Vietnamese students are very reluctant to question ideas or to express their opinions or individual preferences. Many teachers believe these factors are interrelated and can be explained by a cultural deference to authority that results in an anxious climate and passive learning in the language classroom.