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Out of many factors that hinder the learners' motivation and language performance, this paper explores the foreign language anxiety(FLA) which is referred to as the one of the most powerful predictors on students' language performance. The purpose of this study is to review the studies on FLA and discuss how it is differentiated between learners and target languages. The reviewing process will provide the foreign language educators how FLA influences the language performance and achievement of learners differently according to learners' levels, L1s, and countries. The findings could offer the comparison between studies on Korean students' FLA and those on students of other countries. It will eventually give the language teachers a perspective on how they can possibly create a learning environment which can alleviate language learners' FLA.