Students’ Perspectives on Speaking Anxiety in the English Foreign Language Classroom

Khusnia, Aulia Nisa

doi:10.11591/edulearn.v11i1.4301

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“…The eighteenth question, which elicited an agreed response there was 47.5%, because the third semester student of English education always thought that the other student was better at speaking English than himself. It is in line with previous study that state analyse the relationships between foreign language speaking anxiety and demographic factors among undergraduate students (Enisa & Karairmak, 2017). The findings revealed that foreign language speaking anxiety was negatively correlated with two variables related to prior foreign language experience as well as having a foreign friend.…”

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Foreign Language Speaking Anxiety: A Study of English Language Learning

Rahmadani

Etfita²

2022

Indonesian J. Educ. Res. Rev.

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Speaking is the act of conveying information or expressing ideas and feelings in spoken English. Anxiety becomes a barrier to language mastery. This study analyse students' speaking anxiety in English. This research used quantitative research methods. Researchers selected class B of third semester consisting of 40 English Language Education students taken with purpossive sampling. Research instrument are used to obtain data from questionnaire. Meanwhile, the data collected by using Google Form. The total number of questions consists of 18 statements using the Likert Scale. According to the results of the questionnaire, the students have anxiety about speaking English, as evidenced by the percentage of responses in the question, which indicated that students had anxiety about speaking English at the time of wanting to speak while the teaching and learning process was in progress. Researchers discovered numerous findings from the anxiety of speaking English after analyzing the data. First, researchers discovered that the following cause contribute to anxiety in English-speaking students: fear self-prediction, irrational faith, sensitivity to dangers, sensitivity to anxiety, attribution of incorrect body signals, and inadequate self-efficacy. Second, the causes of students' speech anxiety are that students are not confident to speaking English, are afraid to make mistakes when speaking, anxious when teachers are asked to speaking, and embarrassed to perform in front of the class.

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Foreign Language Speaking Anxiety: A Study of English Language Learning

Rahmadani

Etfita²

2022

Indonesian J. Educ. Res. Rev.

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“…Raja (2017) also suggested that strategies such as practicing and rehearsing before the actual performance help alleviate the fear of speaking in public. Similarly, Khusnia (2017) noted that practicing before performing helps in coping up with speaking anxiety.…”

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A Qualitative Study on Speaking Anxiety among Pre-Service Teachers

Kenoh¹

2021

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Despite being competent in the English language, pre-service teachers struggle a lot when it comes to public speaking. Their ability to deliver and speak competently is hindered by speaking anxiety. The purpose of this study is to determine the causes of speaking anxiety among pre-service teachers and identify how pre-service teachers cope up with speaking anxiety. This study was administered to 7 pre-service teachers using a convenience sampling technique from a reputable public state university in Southern Philippines. The findings showed that speaking anxiety among pre-service teachers is caused by the fear of committing mistakes, having high expectations from the audience, nervousness, and lack of preparation. Additionally, the techniques used by pre-service teachers to cope up with speaking anxiety include preparing an outline, practicing before the actual speech, and boosting one’s self-confidence. Research revealed that speaking anxiety can be eased by employing techniques such as exposure to speaking engagements, preparation, and believing in oneself.

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“…Causal factors of distress are not the only approach to exploring FLA, finding the remedies or interventions would also aid learners to reduce their apprehension. Similarly, numerous academics are able to come up with several intervention strategies in a view to support learners to overcome their fear of foreign languages (Enisa & Karairmak, 2017;Tsiplakides & Keramida, 2009). A limited number of scholars considered studying foreign language anxiety across disciplines, specifically in the Malaysian setting.…”

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Fear of Learning Foreign Languages: A Study Across Disciplines

Taib¹,

Isa²,

Zakaria³

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IJARBSS

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Learning a foreign language can be fun for a lot of learners, however, it can also be traumatic for many learners. Countless times, when they are anxious in the classroom, they choose to remain silent and passive. This study aims to detect the fear factors, motives, and challenges of learning a foreign language among learners from three different disciplines: business, social sciences, and science and technology at a public university in Malaysia. It adopted a quantitative method using a survey instrument adapted from Horwitz, Horwitz and Cope (1986). Data were collected from 100 participants (Male=50; Female=50) who were enrolled to learn French and were purposely chosen to represent the population. Data collected through questionnaires were analyzed using statistical analysis. The findings of this study indicated the participants experienced apprehension due to their own self-related psychological, self-perceptions, and beliefs. Above all, their personality traits and perceived psychology contribute to their anxiety level. It is reported that the three perceived psychological barriers like communication anxiety, fear of negative evaluation, and test anxiety are the major fear factors. This study suggests some pedagogical strategies which may be considered learning and teaching practices at tertiary level education. The findings will assist both learners and educators to be more conscious of foreign language anxiety to overcome this perturbing issue.

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Students’ Perspectives on Speaking Anxiety in the English Foreign Language Classroom

Cited by 7 publications

References 5 publications

Foreign Language Speaking Anxiety: A Study of English Language Learning

Foreign Language Speaking Anxiety: A Study of English Language Learning

A Qualitative Study on Speaking Anxiety among Pre-Service Teachers

Fear of Learning Foreign Languages: A Study Across Disciplines

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