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The Perspective of Students with Various Anxiety Levels on the Elicitation Techniques in the EFL Classroom Respati, Anggia; Kariadi, Mustasyfa Thabib; Roiyasa, Nisa
Proceedings Series on Social Sciences & Humanities Vol. 21 (2025): Proceedings of the 4th 2024 UMP Progressive Youth Conference (UPYC)
Publisher : UM Purwokerto Press

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.30595/pssh.v21i.1502

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Students often experience anxiety in speaking and teachers have to think the right strategies to help students reduce their anxiety. Elicitation Techniques are used by the teachers to solve this problem, but some students still have difficulty in speaking. This study aimed to analyze the levels of speaking anxiety experienced by the students, the types of Elicitation Techniques used by the teacher and the students’ perceptions. This study used a descriptive-qualitative method with the grade VII C students at SMPN 10 Purwakarta as the participants. The data was obtained through observations, questionnaires, and interviews. Results showed three anxiety levels experienced by the VII C students; Very Anxious, Anxious and Mildly Anxious. Five students or 19.2% experienced anxiety on Very Anxious level, 15 (57.7%) students experienced Anxious level, and six students or 23.1% had a Mildly Anxious level. Regarding to the Elicitation Techniques, the teacher used five types of Elicitation Techniques, those are Asking Questions, Pictures to Ask Questions, Games/Activities to Ask Questions, Text/Dialogue to Ask Questions, and Non-Verbal Language to Ask Questions. The most frequently used types of Elicitation Techniques is Asking Questions with a total 70.2% or 40 times used, followed by Non-Verbal Language to Ask Questions 14%, and the third most frequently used types of Elicitation Techniques are Pictures and Text/Dialogue with a total 7%, and the type of Elicitation Techniques with the lowest percentage is Games/Activities with a total 1.8% or only one time used. Nine students with different anxiety levels that are interviewed in order to find out their perspective towards the Elicitation Techniques and most of the students with a total eight students with each different levels of anxiety feel more comfortable when the teacher asks questions using pictures and they feel uncomfortable when the teacher directly asks questions to elicits them to speak. Moreover, the students also admitted they want to be involved in activities such as games to make the learning session more interesting.
Using Free4talk Application to Improve Students’ Speaking Skill Kariadi, Mustasyfa Thabib; Alfairuza, Elvah Fathin; Andini, Novita Pri
Jurnal Vokasia Vol 5 No 1 (2025): June 2025
Publisher : Program Studi Diploma Tiga Bahasa Inggris Fakultas Ilmu Budaya Unsoed

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.20884/1.vokasia.2025.5.1.15897

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This research aims to investigate the difficulties sixth-grade elementary school students face in improving speaking and the effectiveness of utilizing the Free4talk application in improving their speaking skills. Identified issues include lack of time for English practice, feelings of embarrassment lack of confidence in pronunciation, and limited vocabulary in English. This research used a pre-experimental method with a purposive sampling technique. The research was conducted on grade 6th students at SD Al Furqoon in the Academic Year of 2023/2024, with a total sample are 22 students. The research instruments to collect the data included a questionnaire, pre-test, post-test, and observation. Identified issues include lack of time for English practice, feelings of embarrassment lack of confidence in English pronunciation, and limited vocabulary in English. This is evident from the F value of 1.286 and sig=0.000, which means <0.05, this implies that there is an influence from the implementation of the Free4talk application on language speaking skills. For the second question, the researcher found the formula d(f) = n-2, resulting in a calculated d(f) value of 20 and the result of testing the variables of Free4talk application implementation (X) and improvement of speaking skills (Y) above supported by Cronbach’s Alpha values generated successively of 0.737 and 0.819. The findings indicate a significant improvement in students’ speaking skills after using the Free4talk application. Statistical analysis reveals a significant value indicating a meaningful impact of implementing the Free4talk application on students’ language-speaking skills. In conclusion, the utilization of the Free4talk application in enhancing the speaking skills of sixth-grade elementary school students is quite effective. This suggests that the application can be a beneficial tool in English language learning at the elementary level.