ANXIETY IN SPEAKING ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE (EFL): A CASE IN INDONESIAN CONTEXT

Fitria, Ika (2018) ANXIETY IN SPEAKING ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE (EFL): A CASE IN INDONESIAN CONTEXT. Jurnal Pendidikan Edutama, - (-). -. ISSN P-ISSN: 2339-2258 E-ISSN: 2548-821X (Submitted)

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Abstract

Abstract Speaking is an anxious triggering activity that makes students anxious when they are in classroom, many learners are highly anxious because of participating in speaking activities. Mainly the most common difficulty is anxiety that hinders them from developing their speaking proficiency. Anxiety is the subjective feeling of tension, apprehension, nervousness, and worry associated with an arousal of the autonomic nervous system. The objectives of this research were to investigate the sources that cause EFL anxiety faced by the students in speaking class and to investigate the influence of EFL anxiety faced by the students in speaking class. In this study, the writer used qualitative research. It is case study. The research was carried out in the SMP N 1 Ngraho. The source of data were questionnaire, interview and observation. All of the data were taken from the English teacher and the students of VIII A consist of 32 students. According to the result, the causes of foreign language anxiety in speaking class are difficult to express ideas, difficult to use grammar, crowded class, peer’s reaction on speaking error, and negative thinking. The result of the influence of foreign language anxiety in speaking class are think less clearly, make more mistakes, work harder to perform task, and not fluent in speaking English. The teacher should create various appropriate media and illustrations to support the understanding. The teacher should identify and teach the vocabulary that related to the speaking to be learned before the students speak English in front of the class. It will make the students easy to understand in speaking English. This study indicated that classroom activities or methods are also important component in making students feel anxious or not. This issue, however is not specifically addressed in this present study. Keywords: EFL, Anxiety, Speaking skill.

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