BACKGROUND
A new set of challenges has arisen for the Thai population as a result of the expansion
of the geographic and socioeconomic scope of native speaker interactions. Students who
are not accustomed to interacting with persons of other cultures and ethnicities are now
learning from foreigners. Fears and apprehensions are abundant among ESL students,
and easily recognised by teachers who can decode nonverbal cues (Gregersen, 2009;
Cubukcu, 2007; Abdullah & Rahman, 2010). Although we can infer that some
association between FLCA and performance exists, valid research is required to
understand the extent to which internal student psychology is related to learning and
performance. It is useful to, first, define anxiety.