Abstract:
Acquiring the skill of communicating orally in the target language is a priority that
should be taken into consideration. Most learners face obstacles that prevent them from
achieving the desired objectives. Therefore, reaching a high level of fluency is not always
accomplished. One of the impediments is anxiety, which serves as a hindrance to EFL
learners that prevents them from being fluent communicators. As a consequence, this obstacle
inhibits learners from sharing their ideas, opinions and potentials when communicating and
interacting with others. Accordingly, the current study tries to investigate deeply what makes
learners anxiety appears in speaking the target language, and how it affects their oral
communication performance. This research includes possible reasons as well as some
recommendations and solutions in order to avoid this issue. For data collection, a mixed
method research was employed; a primary data (a questionnaire) and secondary data (an
interview).The volunteers who participated were 169 learners as a sample to answer the
question (136 females and 33 males), and a random 12 participants were interviewed (7
females and 5 males). The data collection procedure was designated for first year English
language learners of Mohammad El Bachir Ibrahimi University of Bordj Bou Arreridj
