FEAR AND LACK OF MOTIVATION AS AN INTERACTIVE BARRIERS IN EFL CLASSROOM AT UNIVERSITY LEVEL

Abstract

Objective of the current study was to reconnoiter learners’ opinions about fear and lack of motivation as an interactive barriers in EFL classroom at the public sector colleges, universities and the sub-campuses of these universities located in the South Punjab. Data used in the study was collected through structured questionnaire. Majority of them indicated that their English speaking competence and performance are negatively affected by the two psychological factors namely, fear and lack of motivation. Since the effect of these two factors on the students in EFL class increases, the communicative performance of the students in and outside the class decreases; as the effect of these two psychological factors in EFL class decreases, the communicative skill of the students inside and outside the class increases as though most of the learners have comparatively good command on grammar and English vocab but lose their confidence during communication in English. To overcome this barrier, English teachers should first develop the teaching conditions by giving students enough time to prepare themselves for mutual conversation. Similarly, English teachers must accurately train the students how to use mind map to produce ideas and giving learners abundant time to execute their tasks well in the class.