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Journal : Applied Research in English Education

Factors Causing English Speaking Anxiety (ESA) in EFL Context: A Case Study among Post-Graduate Students in Indonesia Titis Sulistyowati
Applied Research on English Education (AREE) Vol 1, No 1 (2023): January 2023
Publisher : Universitas Muhammadiyah Semarang

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This research presents quantitative and qualitative data relating to the effect of language anxiety on speaking motivation, the causes, and the way students cope with speaking anxiety. The participants of this research were 13 students from a post-Graduate class in the Language Education Department majoring in English Education at Universitas Negeri Semarang. They were adult EFL students who had acquired three languages or more. This research used semi-open-ended questionnaires to gather data from the participants. The study found that ESA adversely affects the student's speaking performance. Post-graduate students also experience it. The students feel uneasy, unconfident, nervous, and afraid of speaking English as a foreign language, affecting their speaking motivation and fluency during class presentations and discussions. Keywords: Speaking Motivation, EFL, and Adult Learners 
The Students’ Anxiety Experience in English Speaking: Causes and Solutions Sulistyowati, Titis; Utomo, Slamet
Applied Research on English Education (AREE) Vol 2, No 1 (2024): January 2024
Publisher : Universitas Muhammadiyah Semarang

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The aims of this research were to find out the speaking anxiety level of Fourth-semester and Sixth-semester students of English Education Department at Universitas Muria Kudus. The research design of this study is quantitative research. The sample of this study were 70 students of fourth and sixth-semester students of English Education Department. The results of the study stated that: A moderate anxiety level was the highest among fourth and sixth-semester students, with 89% with a frequency of 62 students and the moderate anxiety level of fourth-semester students was higher than sixth-semester students with a percentage of 93%. The result of t-calculation indicates that the Sig. (2-tailed) is 0.355 while the Sig. α is 0.05. In this case, the Sig. α is lower than Sig. (2-tailed) (0.355> 0.05). This result means there is no significant difference in anxiety levels between fourth- and sixth-semester students of the English Education Department. The study concludes that the students’ grade does not significantly influence students speaking anxiety.