Learner anxiety in learner diaries of college freshman students in Kalinga-Apayao State College (KASC)

This study analyzed the learner anxiety found in language learner diaries of college freshman students of Kalinga-Apayao State College (KASC). It determined the level of anxiety of students in and outside the classroom as reflected in their diaries. This is a descriptive research consisted of 293 students in the five (5) institutes of Kalinga-Apayao State College (KASC), Tabuk City, Kalinga Province. The diary of each student was used to elicit the anxiety level of the learners using two factors: classroom related factors (cohort 1) and outside classroom related factors (cohort 2). The findings are: (a.) The effect of classroom related factors among students is highly facilitative; hence the level of anxiety is “very low”. (b.) Statistically, the anxiety level of students differed significantly; hence the hypothesis that students differed in their anxiety level is accepted. (c.) On the other hand, the effect of outside factors on students is highly serious; thus the anxiety level of students was “high anxiety”.