The Level and Sources of Foreign Language Speaking Anxiety among Saudi EFL University Students

Alnahidh, Faye; Altalhab, Sultan

doi:10.7575/aiac.alls.v.11n.1p.55

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“…In addition, results of their research describe that the low selfconfidence factor accepted the highest average attended by fear of bad evaluation and communication apprehension element. Other studies conducted by Alnahidh and Altalhab [32] , and Sugiyati and Indriani [33] found that the level of moderate in Foreign Language Anxiety Scale of participants in English Class. Any time, when they performed speaking in the class, they already dealt with the anxiety.…”

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The Level of Students’ Anxiety in Speech at Universitas Muslim Nusantara Al- Washliyah Medan

Harahap¹,

Rozimela²

2022

Proceedings of the 67th TEFLIN International Virtual Conference &Amp; The 9th ICOELT 2021 (TEFLIN ICOELT 2021)

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The objective of the studies is to analyze of anxiety levels the students at sixth semester of English Department of Muslim Nusantara University in academic year 2020/2021. This research used a descriptive quantitative research design. The collected data were described and presented through a simple statistical formula in a descriptive explanation. The subject of the research was twenty-five randomly selected students from the English Department. The level of students' anxiety is rated by the FLAS (the Foreign Language Anxiety Scale) through a speaking test, which they needed to deliver their speech. Then, a questionnaire in this studies was adapted from the FLAS ( The Foreign Language Anxiety Scale) proposed by Horwitzh. The Foreign Language of Anxiety Scale (FLAS) contained 33 statements devide into three categories namely apprehension of communication, test of anxiety, and afraid of a bad assessment. This research found that 9,2% of the students got very anxious level, 115,3% of the students were at anxious level, and 98,2 % of them were categorized as middle anxious. For the result, it is found that there was not any participant in the level of relaxed and very relaxed. This research concluded that most of the students were having speech anxiety at the anxious level.

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The Level of Students’ Anxiety in Speech at Universitas Muslim Nusantara Al- Washliyah Medan

Harahap¹,

Rozimela²

2022

Proceedings of the 67th TEFLIN International Virtual Conference &Amp; The 9th ICOELT 2021 (TEFLIN ICOELT 2021)

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“…Conversely, highly anxious learners use expressions in a nervous or tense way specially in an evaluative circumstance (Liu, 2018). Furthermore, Toubot and Seng (2018), Alnahidh and Altalhab (2020) found that students suffer from moderate to high level of FLA. Recently, Saghafi and Shirvan (2020) found that patterns of anxiety were not the same among the learners and within the same learner in the speaking tasks.…”

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“…Conversely, commonly shy and reserved speakers while speaking in foreign language may have developed a different sense of self in the target language and feel as if they are not talking, but somebody else is talking and this results in a reduction of anxiety (Horwitz et al, 1986). In addition, CA is the concern that learners experience in oral communication (Alnahidh & Altalhab, 2020), for instance, in speaking activities, students may feel embarrass and worry to perform well. In this regard, communication apprehension is caused by personality traits such as shyness, calmness, and fear of making mistakes (Toubot & Seng, 2018).…”

Section: Foreign Language Anxietymentioning

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“…Test anxious students regard oral communication as a test condition rather than an opportunity to improve their communication skills (Tsiplakides & Keramida, 2009). In addition, there is consensus that learners with TA will face high levels of apprehension, nervousness and stress during language testing and evaluative conditions and this will importantly interfere with learners' attitude, action, emotional and behavioural well-being toward language learning or even school (Heng et al, 2012;Alnahidh & Altalhab, 2020). Therefore, TA can have a debilitating impact on learners' performance and should be dealt properly.…”

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English Language Speaking Anxiety among Afghan University Students

Bakhtyari¹,

Hafizoah²

2022

JCT

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Background/purpose: English language plays an important role in Afghanistan higher education. Proficiency in English as the language of communication is becoming progressively important for the development of higher education. However, speaking in English is one of the anxiety provoking skills for most of Afghan learners. This study therefore aims to investigate Afghanistan undergraduate English and literature students’ perceptions on foreign language speaking anxiety, and its components of communication apprehension (CA), fear of negative evaluation (FNE) and test anxiety (TA). Method: An adapted version of Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale (FLCAS) and an interview protocol were used to investigate 302 Afghan students’ foreign language anxiety. Results/conclusion: The findings suggested that the students experienced a moderate level of anxiety. The female students had higher level of foreign language anxiety (FLA) than male students. The study further revealed that CA was the highest factor which contribute to students’ FLCAS. The study found no statistically significant differences between the university location and components of FLA. This means that the students either from Kabul as the capital or from Bamyan as a central province experienced FLA. Furthermore, the components of FLA significantly correlated to each other. The findings suggest facilitating short and long-term training for both teachers and students to employ effective strategies on reducing the level of anxiety in English language classes.

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“…Multiple dictionary definitions describe anxiety as the condition of feeling apprehensive or terrified that maybe something unpleasant may transpire, or a sensation of tension and concern about something (Merriam-Webster, 2019;Pearson Education, 2014;Oxforward University Press, 2011). Moreover, Alnahidh and Altalhab (2020) termed anxiety as "the subjective sensation of tension, apprehension, uneasiness, and concern connected with an activation of the autonomic nervous system." From such a psychological standpoint, it is evident that anxiety would be regarded as a specific emotional disorder that has a detrimental effect on human conduct as the substantial focus of this research (Coppinger & Sheridan, 2022;Kiae et al, 2021).…”

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Analysis of Chinese EFL Postgraduates' Experiences with Public Speaking Anxiety toward International Conference Presentation

Wei¹

2022

ELT

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Anxiety has a significant effect on oral communication, particularly when it occurs in the form of a public address. The quality of a public speaker's oral presentation may highly be determined by a variety of emotive elements. However, this has received much too little attention in the realm of academic conference presentations, despite the fact that this process may be incredibly nerve-wracking for both novice and experienced postgraduate students. In the current study, 137 Chinese EFL postgraduate students consented to complete a revamped version of the Personal Report of Public Speaking Anxiety (PRPSA). Chinese EFL postgraduates reported a high level of public speaking anxiety during their international conference presentations, as measured by three categorical variables: public speaking apprehension, self-behavior management, and fear of negative evaluation. During the international conference presentations, ten questionnaire items were recognised to be the most anxiety-provoking conditions in terms of public speaking anxiety. In addition, differences in gender and graduate study specialization were not significantly associated with Chinese EFL postgraduates' experiences with public speaking anxiety. Nevertheless, it was discovered that Chinese EFL graduate students reported statistically significant levels of public speaking anxiety, and pedagogical suggestions were offered.

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The Level and Sources of Foreign Language Speaking Anxiety among Saudi EFL University Students

Cited by 21 publications

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The Level of Students’ Anxiety in Speech at Universitas Muslim Nusantara Al- Washliyah Medan

The Level of Students’ Anxiety in Speech at Universitas Muslim Nusantara Al- Washliyah Medan

English Language Speaking Anxiety among Afghan University Students

Analysis of Chinese EFL Postgraduates' Experiences with Public Speaking Anxiety toward International Conference Presentation

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The Level and Sources of Foreign Language Speaking Anxiety among Saudi EFL University Students

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The Level of Students’ Anxiety in Speech at Universitas Muslim Nusantara Al- Washliyah Medan

The Level of Students’ Anxiety in Speech at Universitas Muslim Nusantara Al- Washliyah Medan

English Language Speaking Anxiety among Afghan University Students

Analysis of Chinese EFL Postgraduates&#39; Experiences with Public Speaking Anxiety toward International Conference Presentation

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