Investigating EFL Learners’ Tech-Anxiety in Online learning :

Abstract

This study aims to investigate EFL students’ tech anxiety during online learning. Accordingly, the present research explores students’ viewpoints and experiences regarding the effect of tech anxiety on online learning. Hence, we hypothesized that students could have a negative attitude towards online learning due to tech anxiety. In order to prove or disprove the hypothesis, the descriptive method was adopted through the administration of an online questionnaire to third-year LMD students at the department of English at the University of Guelma,8 Mai 1945. Findings indicated that students have a negative attitude towards online learning due to tech anxiety; thus, their engagement and participation in online courses are affected negatively by their feelings of tech anxiety. Therefore, students need to employ various techniques and strategies to deal with their anxiety when using technology