i STUDENTS’ ANXIETY IN CLASS PRESENTATION ACTIVITY AT POSTGRADUATE ENGLISH EDUCATION PROGRAM OF UNIVERSITY OF BENGKULU

Hayadi, Algrin and Azwandi, Azwandi and Alamsyah, Harahap (2023) i STUDENTS’ ANXIETY IN CLASS PRESENTATION ACTIVITY AT POSTGRADUATE ENGLISH EDUCATION PROGRAM OF UNIVERSITY OF BENGKULU. Masters thesis, Universitas Bengkulu.

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Abstract

Students’ Anxiety can impact the learning process. High level of students’ anxiety especially in English presentation classes obviously becomes a very serious problem for students. Therefore, that problem is important to be investigated as the aim of this study was: (1) to find out the levels of anxiety experienced by the first-semester students of the postgraduate program in English Education at University of Bengkulu (2) to determine the factors that influence the students’ anxiety levels in-class presentations and (3) to reveal the students’ ways in reducing their anxiety. The subject of this research was 21 students in the first semester of the postgraduate English Education Program at University of Bengkulu. To fulfill these research aims, mixed method was used in this study. The researcher used questionnaires and Interviews the instruments in collecting data. After conducting the research, the result revealed that most students are at a “mildly anxious” level in doing presentation. Additionally, the researcher found that there were three main factors that significantly influence their anxiety. The factors were communication apprehension, test anxiety, and fear of evaluation. Furthermore, to overcome their anxiety students have their own ways such as being well prepare before presentation, practicee as much as possible, not overthinking, holding a thing, doing physical movements, and relaxing. Keywords: Students’ Anxiety, Anxiety Levels, Anxiety Factors, Class Presentation, English Speaking Performance.

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