An Investigation of E-Learning Stress, Anxiety, and Depression on ESL Students' Performance at Speaking Skills in the Gulf Region

Abstract

This paper will investigate the stress of e-learning on ESL students’ mental health and their performance in speaking skill exams. This prolonged pandemic has put people at risk of developing mental illness and physical disease. The mental distress caused by the covid 19 has adversely affected the education sector significantly higher education students. The objective of this research paper will also review the relationship between prolonged exposure to digital learning stress, mental well-being, and student's performance. A cross-sectional descriptive study will be (survey)designed to assess the level of Anxiety, Stress, and depression in graduate students undergoing online classes in KSA. The population of this research will be ESL students studying for a graduate degree at Qasim University KSA and Kuwait University in GULF after the COVID-19 pandemic. A random stratified sample will be collected. The research tool will consist of a questionnaire based on DASS 21. Data will be collected and analyzed by SPSS (version 27). Results will be drawn, and remedial coping strategies will be recommended to help university students cope with the psychological burden affecting their speaking skill performance.