چکیده (انگلیسی):

Despite the fact that foreign language speaking anxiety is a common phenomenon in the
teaching of English as a foreign language in Iran, this study aims to investigate the relationship between
anxiety and speaking English as a second language among Iranian English major students of Payame Noor
University. The study was conducted on a sample of 62 male and female English major students from
Payame Noor University. This study attempts to identify potential sources of anxiety relevant to the
student’ affective needs or concerns in Payame Noor University through the use of foreign language
classroom anxiety scale (FLCAS) questionnaire and interview. As the findings indicate, there is a significant
inverse relationship between anxiety and speaking English as a second language.