Relationship between the foreign language classroom anxiety and Chinese character achievement among Laos Mandarin students

The main aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety (FLCA) and Chinese character achievement of Mandarin learners in Laos. The sample of the research consisted of 133 (54 females, 79 males) attending a three-year Mandarin course at Hua Qiao Champasak Technology College. The results of Pearson correlation revealed foreign language classroom anxiety was found to be significantly and positively correlated with English achievement (r=0.178, p