Speaking Anxiety in Chinese Language Learning Among non-Chinese Learners in Malaysia 马来西亚非华裔生汉语口语焦虑调查

TING Hie Ling (School of International Chinese Studies, East China Normal University)
CHONG Pei Qi (Academy of Language Studies, Universiti Teknologi MARA)
LAM Kai Chee (Faculty of Language and Communication, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak)
Sunarti Sunarti (Faculty of Literature, Universitas Negeri Malang)

Sinolingua
Vol 1, No 2 (2023): Sinolingua: Journal of Chinese Studies

Numerous studies indicate most of the foreign language learners experience certain level of anxiety and usually they experience anxiety in their speaking skills. Hence, this study examines the speaking anxiety in Chinese Language learning among non-Chinese Beginner learners from University Teknologi MARA (Sarawak). The questionnaire which was developed by Horwitz, Horwitz and Cope (1986) was used in this study. SPSS 25.0 was used to analyze the scores. The result revealed non-Chinese beginner learners experienced speaking anxiety in Chinese language learning. Majority of them experience a moderate level of speaking anxiety in Chinese language learning. The main factor that contributed to non-Chinese beginner learners’ speaking anxiety was communication apprehension. It was followed by test anxiety and fear of negative evaluation.