English is considered a global language that is taught and learned in certain bilingual preschools. Moreover, it is regarded as an official first foreign language in Taiwan that students from elementary to high schools are obligated to learn. With the development of high-tech devices in recent years, more English learners tend to choose online English courses instead of traditional learning. This study investigated the different learning anxieties that English students in Taiwan experience while taking interactive English online courses in a synchronous learning environment. Data were obtained by asking the participants to answer a survey questionnaire, then analysed through descriptive statistics, chi-square analysis, and One-way ANOVA using the SPSS 22 software. It is hoped to explore the factors that cause learning anxiety during online English learning with online teachers and provide some useful suggestions for students when they learn English online.

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