In online English learning, there are several factors affecting students
anxiety. Students’ anxiety bothered students' performance in online english
learning. Research aims to find out the factors caused students anxiety in online
English and to find out students perception toward online English learning. The
researcher interested in examining what factors caused students anxiety in online
English learning.
The author employed descriptive qualitative research to examine the factors
caused students anxiety and students perception in online English learning in this
study. It explains the factors affecting students in MAN 2 Tabalong. The researcher
uses three techniques to collect data. There are observations, interviews, and
documentation. The researchers also use interactive analysis model to analysis data.
Observations were made in online classes and offline class XI MIA 2 at MAN 2
Tabalong. Then the interview was conducted with six students and one English
teacher face to face.
The researcher concluded that there are 2 kinds of factors affecting students'
anxiety in class XII MIA 2, internal and external factors. the result showed that
there are 4 factors in internal and there are 5 factors in external. The researcher also
concluded that most of the students stated that online English learning had a
negative perception.