ANXIETY AND RETICENCE IN ORAL ENGLISH COMMUNICATION (A Study at the 4th Semester Students English Department of Fatmawati Sukarno State Islamic University of Bengkulu in Academic Year 2023/2024)

Herovica,, Anita (2024) ANXIETY AND RETICENCE IN ORAL ENGLISH COMMUNICATION (A Study at the 4th Semester Students English Department of Fatmawati Sukarno State Islamic University of Bengkulu in Academic Year 2023/2024). Undergraduate thesis, UIN Fatmawati Sukarno Bengkulu.

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Abstract

The purpose of this study is to investigate students' anxiety levels and identify the factors of anxiety and reticence experienced by English language students in speaking. The researcher took 4th semester students from the English department at Fatmawati Sukarno State Islamic University of Bengkulu in 2023/2024 academic year. This research used mixed method with explanatory sequential design. In this study, the first instrument used was the Foreign La nguage Anxiety Scale questionnaire (FLAS) by Horwitz et al. (1986) which consists of 33 items with a 5 point Likert scale. The second instrument used was semistructured interview with 4 students selected by the information obtained. The results showed that 50% which amounted to 9 students experienced high level of anxiety, 22% at moderate level of anxiety which was 4 students, and the other 5 students at low anxiety level. The interview results revealed that the factors of anxiety are insecurity, fear of making mistakes, Lack of English proficiency, scared of lecturer evaluation, fear of being ridiculed. Meanwhile, the factors behind students' speaking reluctance are knowledge, delivery ability, and personal factor.

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