An Analysis Of Students' Speaking Anxiety On Speaking Performance Of The Third Semester Of English Language Education FKIP UIR Pekanbaru

Harris, Aulia Septiana (2019) An Analysis Of Students' Speaking Anxiety On Speaking Performance Of The Third Semester Of English Language Education FKIP UIR Pekanbaru. Other thesis, Universitas Islam Riau.

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Abstract

The average student in Indonesia has a high level of English speaking anxiety simply because it is caused by the fear of making mistakes and being teased by their friends or afraid of being reprimanded by the teacher. Anxious students tend to think of negative evaluations from others. In the speaking 3D class, students are required to deliver Speech in front of the class. However speaking in front of the class may become a difficult task for some students as they may experience a speaking anxiety. The aim of this research is to find the level of students’ speaking anxiety and the problems faced by the students experienced by the third semester students in performing speech in Speaking class. There were two research questions addressed in this research, (1) “What are the levels of students speaking anxiety in speaking performance?”, and (2) “What are the problems faced by the students speaking anxiety on speaking performance?” This research was conducted using qualitative research. The research participants were the students of speaking of 3D class of English Language Education of FKIP who have experienced performing speech in the class. In conducting this research, the researcher obtained the data through questionnaires and interviews. The result of this research showed that speaking anxiety appeared during the speech performance as seen from its indicators. The most experienced level of speaking anxiety in speech performance activity was Mildly Anxious. The most experienced indicator of students’ speaking anxiety was communication apprehension, followed by test anxiety and fear of negative evaluation. Those levels and indicators of speaking anxiety were affected by four factors, namely cognitive factor, psychological factor, social factor and physical factor.

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