FOREIGN LANGUAGE ANXIETY IN EFL SPEAKING CLASSROOMS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MUHAMMADIYAH MALANG

Main Author: Novikasari, Rianjani
Format: Thesis NonPeerReviewed Book
Bahasa: eng
Terbitan: , 2019
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Online Access: http://eprints.umm.ac.id/44769/1/NASKAH.pdf
http://eprints.umm.ac.id/44769/
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  • This study was intended to investigate the language anxiety level of EFL learners in the English for Specific Purposes program and to find out the language anxiety level of EFL learners in the ESP program at University of Muhammadiyah Malang differs according to the gender could provide an insight for the teachers in applying appropriate strategies to cope EFL students’ anxiety This research employed quantitative approach with survey research design. The survey research was conducted at University of Muhammadiyah Malang specifically at English for Specific Purposes program (law (Class A-G) and mathematics (Class A-C) department). The total population of this research was 345 students which consist of ten classes, four classes were chosen during the research as the sample. The instruments used in this study contain FLCAS (Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale) questionnaire. This study also aimed at determining the statistical significant difference if any across gender. Based on the result, the t-test revealed no statistical significant difference across gender. Independent sample t-test score, it was observed that t value (.740) was lower than t table (1.66055). Moreover, seeing from sig.(2 tails) of the data shown .100 was higher than .05. In other words, the data showed that there was no significant difference between male and female participants in the level of foreign language classroom anxiety.