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Journal : Interference: Journal of Language, Literature, and Linguistics

Speaking Anxiety Experienced By Indonesian Students In An International University Misnariah Idrus
Interference: Journal of Language, Literature, and Linguistics Vol 3, No 1 (2022): INTERFERENCE
Publisher : Universitas Negeri Makassar

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.26858/interference.v3i1.31407

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Systematic and analytical investigations on foreign language communication anxiety outside the language training classroom context have important implications for language use. For instance, Guntzviller et al. (2016) stated that a study in that context will enhance the understanding on the emergence of negotiation with the multilingual environment in the foreign speaker’s everyday lives. Unfortunately, there seems to be a dearth in studies in the context mentioned earlier. Even if the studies discussed formerly could give an insight into how anxiety affects the performance of the second language use in the real word settings, they highly likely cannot be applied to the use of L2 in the academic environment. The primary objectives of this research are to investigate the extent to which Indonesian students experience speaking anxiety in the academic speaking context and internal factors promoting them. This study employed qualitative approach to explore the subjective opinions, experiences, and feelings of respondents (Dornyei, 2007) related to the research question. Based on the data obtained from the three data collection methods (reflective journal, Focus Group Discussion, and interview), the extents to which the speaking anxiety occur and internal factors promoting it were found varied. Keywords: Speaking anxiety, Indonesian students, internal factors
External Factors Triggering Speaking Anxiety In The Academic Setting Misnariah Idrus
Interference: Journal of Language, Literature, and Linguistics Vol 3, No 2 (2022): INTERFERENCE
Publisher : Universitas Negeri Makassar

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.26858/interference.v3i2.45346

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Abstract. In a number of English classes I have taught, a common phenomenon I found is that most students were silent during the class. Even when they are instructured to talk, they are often hestitant to start. A potential factor leading to the phenomena is the existence of speaking anxiety. The aim of this research is to unfold external factors promoting speaking anxiety among EFL Learners in an Indonesian university. I employed a qualitative case study and purposively invited thirty EFL students who I found hesitant to talk in my class although they got a good score in the speaking test. Data to answer the research question were gathered through reflective journal, focus group discussion, and interviews. Data were coded and grouped before I withdrew a conclusion. I concluded that there are five external conditions which are believed promoting the students speaking anxiety consisting of the politeness norm of students’ cultural background, the inability to speak English with someone sharing similar first language, the Indonesian students’ cultural belief that teacher is the person who knows everything about the subject, the students’ need to maintain their positive face and feeling afraid for decreasing or losing the speaking partner’s positive face through inappropriate joke.  Keywords : EFL, Speaking, anxiety, external factors