This article discusses second language anxiety with special reference to Japaneseeducation in in-classroom and outside-the-classroom environments. The discussion focuseson the relationship among in-classroom anxiety, outside-the-classroom anxiety, confidence inJapanese and Can-do, based on the Japanese Language Apprehension Scale (JLAS), wheresubjects are 28 freshmen at four months after admission to the university.It demonstrates that in-classroom anxiety is higher than outside-the-classroom anxietyand that confidence in Japanese is closely associated with Can-do.河合忠仁教授追悼
