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The anxiety in English for foreign language speaking class: the case of university students in Lampung context Septiawan, Habi; Setiyadi, Bambang; Mahpul, Mahpul; Sukirlan, Muhammad; Nisa, Khairun
Journal of Education and Learning (EduLearn) Vol 19, No 1: February 2025
Publisher : Intelektual Pustaka Media Utama

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.11591/edulearn.v19i1.21755

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To date there have been a lot of currently emerging studies focusing on English speaking anxiety experienced by Indonesian university students. Nevertheless, particularly the studies have not investigated university students in Lampung region as the new context. This study aims to describe the level, attitude and perception, and the causes of speaking anxiety in English among university students in the Lampung context. Descriptive research combining quantitative and qualitative approach was performed to conduct this study. 64 new state university students from the English department were involved as participants in this study. A questionnaire and interview form related to speaking anxiety were used to collect the data whereby quantitative data was analyzed by using descriptive statistics while qualitative data was analyzed via content analysis. Results of this study showed that students experienced low anxiety level when speaking English as a foreign language, but mostly they provided the perception that speaking ability was a trigger for anxiety. Even though students' positive attitude towards English used in the classroom was reflected, their speaking skill in English was negative. Additionally, some main sources such as the limited of vocabulary, self-confident, and speaking opportunity were the causes of speaking anxiety.
Utilizing X as a media to improve writing ability on an analytical exposition text for EFL high school students Lukitaningtyas, Pinurih; Setiyadi, Bambang; Nurweni, Ari
U-Jet Unila Journal of English Language Teaching Vol. 14 No. 1 (2025): UJET
Publisher : English Language Education Study Program

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This study focuses on evaluating the writing skills of EFL high school students through analytical exposition after they utilized X. It was carried out with eleventh grade students at SMAS Al-Kautsar Bandar Lampung during the first semester of the 2024/2025 academic year. The sample was class IX.3, which consisted of 36 students. The research used pretest and posttest design. The data were gathered through those tests, which involved writing analytical exposition texts, and were analyzed using a Paired Sample t-test at a significance level of 0.05. The findings indicated a notable enhancement in the students' writing skills after using X as a learning media; the average scores from the pretest and posttest reflected this change. The pretest scores enhanced from 74.06 to 85, showing an improvement of 10.94 points. Additionally, the two-tailed significance value was less than 0.001. Therefore, it can be concluded that teaching analytical exposition texts using X effectively improves the students' writing abilities.