Reflections of a FL learner

Throughout this class I can't help but think about the classes I have taken while trying to learn Spanish. I have been taking Spanish classes since I was in elementary school and little by little I have gotten to where I am which is by no means fluent, but I'm getting closer. :) This class makes me think about the people who are ESL learners or EFL learners. English is so much more complicated than Spanish is and yet so many countries either require it or students are motivated to take it on their own to study here later in life. I am curious what teaching methods work best for those students. As a college student learning Spanish I enjoy simple conversation and being fully immersed in the language, but I don't like being put on the spot or speaking in front of people who know Spanish better than I do. I get self-conscious. Does this affect ESL/EFL learners in other countries or are they so motivated that it doesn't phase them? Or do their teachers use a method that makes language learning less intimidating? I would be interested in sitting in on a class of ESL/EFL students in another country. I think we as teachers could learn a lot from that.