Determining the Role Of English Language Competece in Influncing the Public Speaking Anxiety of International Post Graduate Students at the University of Utara, Malaysia

The purpose of this study was to assess the degree to which sheltered versus unsheltered contexts of introductory communication courses impact communication skill development and overall learning outcomes for international students. Specifically, this study examined the following outcome variables: public speaking anxiety, engagement, communication mindset, communication efficacy, and student performance to investigate whether it is beneficial to sheltered international students in introductory courses. Results showed that there was no significant difference between groups for the public speaking anxiety, student engagement, or overall course performance, except for the final group presentation performance. However, there was a significant interaction effect for communication mindset and communication efficacy; students in sheltered sections saw increases in these outcomes over the course of the semester, while unsheltered students experienced the opposite.

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Interactive three‐dimensional virtual environment to reduce the public speaking anxiety levels of novice software engineers

IET Software ◽

10.1049/iet-sen.2018.5140 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 13 (2) ◽

pp. 152-158 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

M. Denizci Nazligul ◽

M. Yilmaz ◽

U. Gulec ◽

A.E. Yilmaz ◽

V. Isler ◽

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Keyword(s):

Virtual Environment ◽

Public Speaking ◽

Three Dimensional ◽

Public Speaking Anxiety ◽

Speaking Anxiety ◽

The Public ◽

Software Engineers ◽

Anxiety Levels

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The Polish Adaptation of the Public Speaking Anxiety Questionnaire

Psychiatria Polska ◽

10.12740/pp/22448 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 49 ◽

pp. 95-105

Author(s):

Jan Chodkiewicz ◽

Joanna Miniszewska

Keyword(s):

Public Speaking ◽

Public Speaking Anxiety ◽

Speaking Anxiety ◽

The Public ◽

Polish Adaptation ◽

Anxiety Questionnaire

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Views of Instructors Towards Students Learning English Public Speaking at a Malaysian University

KnE Social Sciences ◽

10.18502/kss.v3i19.4917 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Ahmad Taufik Hidayah b. Abdullah ◽

Mohd Nazri B. Latiff Azmi

Keyword(s):

English Language ◽

Public Speaking ◽

Self Esteem ◽

Uncertainty Reduction Theory ◽

The Public ◽

Qualitative Research Design ◽

Level Increase ◽

Daunting Task ◽

The Common ◽

The University

Public speaking was one of the most feared situations faced by many people, including public speaking in the English language. Speaking English in front of the public was really a daunting task for many people, including students of universities. This study addressed issues related to English public speaking at the university from the views of instructors who taught the English public speaking course. Some topics discussed were the common weaknesses of university students in delivering English public speaking, the causes of the weaknesses and some recommendations for students to improve their English public speaking. This was a qualitative research design where eleven instructors teaching English public speaking were interviewed and the gathered data were analyzed using thematic analysis and presented using Atlas. ti version 7. One of the theories employed in the study was the Uncertainty Reduction Theory that made their anxiety level increase. The study revealed that some common weaknesses of students were lack of confidence, limited vocabulary and grammar. Some contributing causes of the weaknesses were lack of reading, lack of ideas, and lack of self-esteem. Some recommendations were then forwarded to solve the problems such as giving the motivation to the students to speak, read and think in the English language and make a lot of practices.

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Reducing the Public Speaking Anxiety of ESL College Students Through Popsispeak

3L The Southeast Asian Journal of English Language Studies ◽

10.17576/3l-2020-2601-07 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 26 (1) ◽

pp. 91-105

Author(s):

Marlon Sto. Domingo Pontillas

Keyword(s):

College Students ◽

Public Speaking ◽

Public Speaking Anxiety ◽

Speaking Anxiety ◽

The Public

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Reliability and factorial analysis of the Public Speaking Anxiety Scale in Spanish (PSAS-S).

Psychology & Neuroscience ◽

10.1037/pne0000126 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 11 (1) ◽

pp. 50-57 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Laura Juliana Dueñas ◽

Juan C. Restrepo-Castro ◽

Andrea Milena Becerra Garcia

Keyword(s):

Public Speaking ◽

Anxiety Scale ◽

Factorial Analysis ◽

Public Speaking Anxiety ◽

Speaking Anxiety ◽

The Public

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An Overview of the Development of Research on Public Speaking Course from 2004 to 2013

Chinese Journal of Applied Linguistics ◽

10.1515/cjal-2015-0027 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 38 (4) ◽

Author(s):

Yurong Su

Keyword(s):

Research Agenda ◽

Public Speaking ◽

Native Speakers ◽

Public Speaking Anxiety ◽

Research Paradigm ◽

Pedagogical Strategies ◽

Speaking Anxiety ◽

Pedagogical Content ◽

The Public ◽

Course Assessment

AbstractThis research explores the studies published in English from 2004 to 2013 on the Public Speaking (PS) course to provide a preliminary framework of the research paradigm and identify its major themes and sub-themes in this field. A majority of the studies were from the communication literature, with the remaining studies coming from the disciplines of linguistics, education and psychology, which indicates research on PS is multidisciplinary. In the literature, the years 2004 and 2005 saw a peak of studies from native-speaking countries while the years 2011 and 2012 began to see an increase of the research from non-native speaking countries. Nearly half of the studies fell into the non-empirical category. With the method of content analysis and based on the research agenda in the public speaking proposed by Lucas (2011), seven themes were identified, including public speaking anxiety, goals of the public speaking course and pedagogical strategies, pedagogical content, course assessment, technology and integrative methods as pedagogy, PS textbooks, and adaptation of the course to non-native speakers. It is hoped that the findings here can contribute to refining research on PS course in China and providing insights for Chinese practitioners.

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