FACTORS CAUSING STUDENTS’ SPEAKING ANXIETY IN EFL CLASSROOM: DESCRIPTIVE STUDY OF 6TH SEMESTER STUDENTS AT ENGLISH DEPARTMENT UNIVERSITY OF MATARAM ACADEMIC YEAR 2017/2018
| Main Author: | DAMAYANTI, IKA PUTRI NURMAN |
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| Format: | Thesis NonPeerReviewed Book |
| Bahasa: | eng |
| Terbitan: |
, 2018
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| Online Access: |
http://eprints.unram.ac.id/8229/1/Journal%20Ika%20Putri%20Nurman.pdf http://eprints.unram.ac.id/8229/ |
Daftar Isi:
- This study entitled “Factors Causing Students’ Speaking Anxiety in EFL Classroom: Descriptive Study of 6TH Semester Students at English Department University of Mataram Academic Year 2017/2018” is aimed to describe factors causing students’ speaking anxiety and to describe students’ strategies to lessen their speaking anxiety. The method used in this study was descriptive qualitative. The population of this study was forty eight from sixth semester students morning class in English department at University of Mataram but only eleven anxious students were selected as the participants. The data were gathered through semi- structured interview and questionnaire. The result of the study shows that Communication Apprehension, Test Anxiety and Fear of Negative evaluation were the three factors causing students’ speaking anxiety in English as a Foreign Language in classroom. Then, students’ strategies to lessen their anxiety is Preparation, Relaxation, Positive thinking and Peer seeking meanwhile, Resignation is not consider as a strategy that students use to decrease their anxiety.