Efl Students’ Anxiety In Remote Learning During Covid-19 Pandemic

Abstract

Since the outbreak of the Covid-19, the education system has undergone major changes. Learning that is carried out face-to-face is replaced with online-based learning. Students who have been through the online learning process for more than one year begin to show boredom. This directly impacts their psychological condition during learning. This study is aimed at investigating students’ anxiety during remote learning in covid-19 pandemic. In this study, there were 100 EFL students were involved. The instrument to collect the data was Hamilton’s Anxiety Rating Scale (HAM-A). The collected data were analyzed using descriptive statistics. The result showed that there were fourteen symptoms during remote learning. The highest mean score of anxiety was indicated in fears (M=2.96) meanwhile the lowest mean score was mood (M=1.52). Students were identified to have experienced a moderate anxiety. This study also highlighted female students showed higher anxiety compared to male students.