Journal of English Language Teaching
Vol 9, No 3 (2020)

The Analysis of Listening Anxiety of Advanced Listening Class Students of English Department in Universitas Negeri Padang

Amalya Shawfani (Universitas Negeri Padang)
Aryuliva Adnan (Universitas Negeri Padang)
Leni Marlina (Universitas Negeri Padang)



Article Info

Publish Date
26 Aug 2020

Abstract

Plenty of students in Department of English in Universitas Negeri Padang have experience of anxiety in advanced listening classes. Based on the observation, related with the anxiety during the listening class, they cannot comprehend the listening very well and it results toward listening anxiety. As a result, every time listening class begins; most students tend to have perspective that they cannot do the listening practice due to their anxiety. That is why this research needs to be conducted. The aim of this research was to analyse the listening anxiety of the students in Advanced Listening class of English Department. This research used qualitative research and the population was from all the students who were having Advanced Listening class. The sampling of this research was purposive sampling by using sample 50 students from class K1-K5 in batch 2018 that took advanced listening class. The data were collected through questionnaire and interview. This result of this showed that the students’ anxiety resulted from the students’ factor and had high anxiety level when they were in the advanced listening class and there were two other factors that caused the listening anxiety. They were listening material and lecturers’ factor. So, it is known that no matter the level of listening skill they are in, the students still keep the high level of listening anxiety.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

jelt

Publisher

Subject

Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media

Description

Journal of English Language Teaching is a journal published by English Language Teaching Study Program of FBS Universitas Negeri Padang. This journal is published three times a year (March, June, and September). The main purpose of this journal is to advance and foster English Language Teaching or ...