scholarly journals ANALYSIS STUDENTS’ ANXIETY IN LEARNING SPEAKING USING DRILL METHOD

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (5) ◽  
pp. 600
Author(s):  
Wina Juwitawati ◽  
Andiany Retno Pratiwi

Speaking skill is one of the most difficult aspects of language learning. Students find it difficult to express themselves in spoken language. This research is to know how far the anxiety students in learning speaking. Anxiety analysis is very important because it will affect the extent to which goals will be achieved. Researchers analyze level of anxiety in learning speaking used drill method and also used FLCAS ( Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale) questionnaire by Howritz et al (1986) for collecting data. The FLCAS data questionnaire consisting of 33 items scoring with Likert’s scale and analyzed manually used Oeting’s scale. The researchers take 20 students from X mipa 1 of SMA Pasundan Cikalongkulon Cianjur in the academic year 2017/2018. In conclusion the research showed that there is a significant and it is difference indicated that drill method was effective in reduced students’ anxiety in learning speaking.Keywords: Speaking, Drill method, Anxiety

2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 571
Author(s):  
Mehtap Bademcioglu ◽  
Hakan Karatas ◽  
Atilla Ergin

Individual differences are considered as important factors in the language learning process. Apart from individual differences, affective factors such as attitudes and motivation of individuals and their anxiety levels which affect the individuals’ language learning directly or indirectly are also believed as significant impacts in this process. Therefore, the purpose of the present study is to examine the relationship between self-regulation strategies, motivational beliefs, attitudes, speaking anxiety and foreign language classroom anxiety and to investigate the predictive power of these variables for foreign language classroom anxiety. The relational model was used in the current study. The research group included 320 male (65.6 %) and 168 female (34.4 %) English preparatory students at Istanbul Technical University. Attitudes toward English Lesson Scale, Foreign Language Speaking Anxiety Questionnaire, The Motivational Strategies for Learning Questionnaire, and Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale were used as the data collection tool. The statistical methods used for analyses were correlation and multiple regression. The findings indicated that there is a significant positive correlation between foreign language classroom anxiety and self-regulation, test anxiety, and foreign language speaking anxiety. Also, there is significant negative correlation between foreign language classroom anxiety and self-efficacy intrinsic value perception, and attitude towards English. Moreover, self-efficacy, test anxiety, attitude towards English, and foreign language speaking anxiety are predictors of the university students’ foreign language classroom anxiety. 


2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 581
Author(s):  
Asysyfa Asysyfa ◽  
Ayu Maulidia Handyani ◽  
Siska Rizkiani

This study investigated the students’ speaking anxiety in the first grade of vocational high school. It emphasized on the level, the causal factors and the strategy to reduce the anxiety. It applied descriptive qualitative to answer the research questions. The data were obtained through questionnaire and interview. The Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale (FLCAS) questionnaires and interview were administered to 30 students. It was revealed that [a1] the factors that make students feel anxious in speaking in English were lack of preparation, afraid of left behind in understanding the material or what the teacher talks about, afraid of making mistakes, afraid of being laughed by his/her friends, unconfident to spell, pronounce and select the words in English. It was also found that there were eight students in level Relaxed, twelve students in level Mildly Anxious, and ten students in level Anxious. Last, the strategies that students should do to reduce their anxiety are do more preparation before speaking, try to be more confident in saying English words, and pronunciation practice. Keywords:   Speaking, Speaking anxiety, EFL Classroom. [a1]It was revealed that


2019 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 207-225
Author(s):  
Laurane Jarie ◽  
Carlos Salavera Bordás ◽  
Abel Merino Orozco ◽  
Pablo Usán Supervía

La ansiedad ante el aprendizaje de las lenguas extranjeras es una de las variables más influyentes en el aprendizaje de idiomas extranjeros.  Horwitz y Cope (1986, 1991) desarrollaron un marco teórico alrededor del constructo específico  de ansiedad lingüística que consigue explicar el rol de esta variable dentro del proceso de enseñanza – aprendizaje de las lenguas extranjeras. Los autores elaboraron una escala estadísticamente fiable y válida para poder medir  los niveles de ansiedad lingüística. La presente investigación pretende estudiar  la validación y la confiabilidad del instrumento Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale traducido al idioma francés  para su aplicación con estudiantes  franceses de secundaria  así como repetir el análisis factorial de la FLCAS realizado por Aida (1994), Pérez y Martínez (2001).   La adaptación del instrumento, se distribuye, tras el análisis con rotación Varimax, en cuatro factores que explican el 58,78% de la varianza total y un alpha de Cronbach de ,77.


2014 ◽  
Vol 115 (1) ◽  
pp. 261-275 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gi-Pyo Park

This study examined the latent constructs of the Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale (FLCAS) using two different groups of Korean English as a foreign language (EFL) university students. Maximum likelihood exploratory factor analysis with direct oblimin rotation was performed among the first group of 217 participants and produced two meaningful latent components in the FLCAS. The two components of the FLCAS were closely examined among the second group of 244 participants to find the extent to which the two components of the FLCAS fit the data. The model fit indexes showed that the two-factor model in general adequately fit the data. Findings of this study were discussed with the focus on the two components of the FLCAS, followed by future study areas to be undertaken to shed further light on the role of foreign language anxiety in L2 acquisition.


2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Norliani Norliani ◽  
Wulida Makhtuna

This study is to find out the influences of lecturers’ attitudes on foreign language classroom anxiety (FLCA) levels of students. The study has been carried out at the fifth semester students of English Departement of STKIP PGRI Banjarmsin academic year 2015/2016. The data have been collected by means of questionnaire and interview, designed to measure the FLCA levels. The aim of which is to obtain information about the effects of lecturers’ attitudes on students with different anxiety levels. FLCA tested on three dimensions, communication apprehension, fear of negative evaluation, and test anxiety. It was a five point likert’s scale questionnaire, ranging from strongly agree to strongly disagree. Strongly agree was coded by (5) and strongly disagree was coded by (1). The interview and questionnaire were translated into Bahasa Indonesia to make it easy for students to understand. The result of the study have revealed that, in  the  classroom the level of anxiety increases by the influence of lecturers.


2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 26-56
Author(s):  
Eloise Botes ◽  
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Jean-Marc Dewaele ◽  
Samuel Greiff ◽  
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Foreign language learners experience a unique type of anxiety during the language learning process: Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety (FLCA). This situation-specific anxiety is frequently examined alongside academic achievement in foreign language courses. The present meta-analysis examined the relationship between FLCA measured through the Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale (FLCAS) and five forms of academic achievement: general academic achievement and four competency-specific outcome scores (reading-, writing-, listening-, and speaking academic achievement). A total of k = 99 effect sizes were analysed with an overall sample size of N = 14,128 in a random-effects model with Pearson correlation coefficients. A moderate negative correlation was found between FLCA and all categories of academic achievement (e.g., general academic achievement: r = -.39; k = 59; N = 12,585). The results of this meta-analysis confirm the negative association between FLCA and academic achievement in foreign language courses.


2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 158
Author(s):  
Li Munchen ◽  
Fazilah Razali ◽  
Nurazidawati Mohamad Arsad

Abstract: With the global expansion of China's economy, Chinese has established itself as a major language. Since then, higher education students' desire to learn Chinese has increased dramatically. However, strategies for foreign language learning and students' anxiety both play a key role in students' ability to communicate in Chinese. Thus, the purpose of this study is to examine the influence of language learning strategies (LLS), particularly those associated with different levels of anxiety, on students' willingness to communicate (WTC) in Chinese. Using a quantitative research design, a questionnaire assessing students' WTC, LLS and a speaking anxiety scale was distributed to 130 students enrolled in Mandarin as a foreign language course at MARA professional college in the Eastern region of peninsular Malaysia. The study gathered data from 66 low- and 64 high-anxiety students using the speaking anxiety scale. The findings demonstrated a significant correlation between LLS and WTC among both groups of students. Multiple regression analysis was used to determine the best predictors of students' WTC. It was discovered that indirect LLS were the best predictors for students with low-level anxiety, whereas direct and indirect LLS were both good predictors for students with high-level anxiety. This research reveals that in order to improve students' ability to communicate, educators must emphasise a variety of different learning strategies, depending on the speaking anxiety level of their students.   Keywords: Chinese Language, Foreign Language, Learning Language Strategies, Speaking Anxiety, Willingness to Communicate.


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