Article Sidebar

Submitted
Jun 8, 2020
Accepted
Jun 25, 2020
Published
Jun 30, 2020
Download
pdf
Statistic
Read Counter : 2923 Download : 2590

Main Article Content

Abstract

This study investigatesat speaking anxiety of Students’Presentation. The subject of the study was freshmen in English Education Department. The method used in this study was qualitative. Forty one students were selected to be participants. The data were gathered through questionnaire and semi-structured interviews. The most commonly used tool for assessing FLA is the FLCAS (Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale) developed by Horwitz et al. (1986). A modified version of FLCAS was used in this study. The original version of FLCAS is a 33-item, 5-point likert-scale instrument ranged from (strongly disagree to strongly agree) measuring students language anxiety.The result of the study showed that anxiety was exist in freshmen. It can be infered from the result of mean score of questionnaire’s result that the average score of student anxiety existence of FLCAS is in the existing class, which is 39.025. The result of contributing factors to students’ speaking anxiety during presentation were overthinking, lack of preparation, bad experience, low proficiency, low self- confidence, afraid of making mistakes, and test.So it is suggested that before having presentation, the students should be doing repeatred rehearsals and practice to eliminate the anxiety.

Article Details

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

How to Cite
Amalia, N. L., & Ma’mun, N. (2020). The Anxiety of EFL Students in Presentation. ELITE JOURNAL, 2(1), 65-84. Retrieved from https://elitejournal.org/index.php/ELITE/article/view/31

References

  1. Abood, H. Mohammad. (2015). Examining the Effectiveness of Group Counseling in Reducing Anxiety for Jordanian EFL Learners. Journal of Language Teaching and Research.
  2. Ali, MaulawiSher. (2004). The Holy Quran : Arabic Text and English Translation. TilfordUK : Islam International Publication Ltd.
  3. Alsowat, H. Hamad. (2016). Foreign Language Anxiety in Higher Education: A Practical Framework for Reducing FLA. European Scientific Journal March.
  4. AriniIsnaenMeilyaningsih. (2015). Thesis Under Tittle: “Improving The Students’ Speaking Ability through The Use of Role Playing Technique for Grade VIII Students Of SMPN 1 Banguntapan in The Academic Year of 2013/2014”. Yogyakarta: UniversitasNegeri Yogyakarta
  5. Arikunto, Suharsimi. (2010). ProsedurPenelitian: SuatuPendekatanPraktik. Jakarta: RinekaCipta.
  6. Al-Saraj.(2014). Revisiting the Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale (FLCAS): The Anxiety of Female English Language Learners in Saudi Arabia. L2 Journal, 6(1) UC Berkeley.
  7. Bailey, K. M. (2005). Speaking in Practical English Language Teaching.Singapore: MrGrawwHill.
  8. Cresswell, W. John.(2009). Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Method Approaches, 3rd edition. California: SAGE.
  9. Dornyei, Zoltan. (2005). The Psychology of The English Language Learner Individual Differences in Second Language Acquisition. London: Lawrence Elbraum Associates Publishers.
  10. Ghufron , M. NurdanRiniRisnawati S, Teori –TeoriPsikologi. 2010. Jogjakarta :ArRuzz Media.
  11. Hafidhoh, Alfi. (2015). Thesis Under Tittle “The Implementation of Inside Outside Circle Technique to Improve Students’ Speaking Skill”.Semarang: UIN Walisongo.
  12. Harmer, Jeremy. (2001). The Practice of English Language Teaching, 3rd Ed. London: Pearson Education Limited.
  13. Iqlimah, Maya Feby. (2014). Thesis Under Tittle “EtikaPenulisan PR dalamMeningkatkanKekuatanPesanPresentasi (StudiKasus: PenulisanPresentasi PT IndotimasSyifa Perkasa untuk PT MitraEnergi Gas Sumatera). Semarang: Bina Nusantara.
  14. McDonough, Jo and Christopher Shaw.(2012). Materials and Methods in ELT Second Edition A Teacher’s Guide. Blackwall Publishing.
  15. Miles and Huberman.(1994). An Expanded Sourcebook Qualitative Data Analysis Second Edition. California: SAGE Publications, Inc.
  16. Mutmainah.(2016). TheEffectivemess of Small Group Work towards Students’ Speaking Anxiety; A Quasi- Experimental Study at Eleventh Grade of SMA Negeri 34 Jakarta.JakartaFITK Press UIN SyarifHidayatullah.
  17. Nunan, David. (1992). Research Method in Language Learning. New York: Cambridge University Press.
  18. Onwegbuzie, J. Anthony. (2004). Library Anxiety.USA: Scarecrow Press.
  19. RatnaWati, Debi. (2016). The Effect of English National Examination on The Level of Students’ Anxiety at SMA Muhammadiyah 18 Jakarta. Jakarta FITK Press UIN SyarifHidayatullah.
  20. Richard, C. Jack. (2008). Teaching Listening and Speaking. New York: Cambridge University Press.
  21. Richard, C. Jack, Renandya, Willy. (2002). Methodology in Language Teaching an Anthology of Current Practice. New York: Cambridge University Press.
  22. Roginska, Maja. (2016). Overcoming Polish Adult Learners’ of English Anxiety in Speaking. World Scientific News.
  23. Saldana, Johny.(2011). Fundamental of Qualitative Research: Understanding Qualitative Research. New York: Oxford University Press, Inc.
  24. Shaukat Ansari, Mohammad. (2015).Speaking Anxiety in ESL / EFL Classroom: A Holistic Approach and Practical Study. International Journal of Education Investigation.
  25. Shihab ,M. Quraish. (2002). Tafsir al MisbahPesanKesandanKeserasian Al- Qur’an. Jakarta: LenteraHati.
  26. Sobur, Alex. (2003). PsikologiUmumdalamLintasanSejarah. Bandung: CV LingkarSetia.
  27. Sugiyono.(2013). MetodePenelitianKombinasi-Mixed Method. Bandung: Alfabeta.
  28. Tercan, Gulsah and Keenan Dikilitas.(2015). EFL Students’ Speaking Anxiety: a Case from Tertiary Level Students. International Association of Research in Foreign Language Education and Applied Linguistics ELT Research Journal.
  29. Tracy, J. Sarah. (2013). Qualitative Research Methods: Collecting Evidence, Crafting Analysis, Communicating Impact. UK: Wiley- Blackwell Publisher.
  30. http://dictionary.cambridge.org/definition/presentation) accessed on October, 25th 2017 at 11.00 AM