AN ANALYSIS OF STUDENTS’ ANXIETY IN SPEAKING FOR DISCUSSION CLASS (A Study at the Third Semester of English Education Study Program of Universitas Bengkulu in Academic Year 2019/2020)

Aulia, Dina and Mulyadi, Mulyadi and Azwandi, Azwandi (2020) AN ANALYSIS OF STUDENTS’ ANXIETY IN SPEAKING FOR DISCUSSION CLASS (A Study at the Third Semester of English Education Study Program of Universitas Bengkulu in Academic Year 2019/2020). Undergraduated thesis, Universitas Bengkulu.

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Abstract

This research aimed to find out the level and the factors that caused students’ anxiety faced by the third-semester students of the English Education Study Program of Universitas Bengkulu in Speaking for Discussion class. This research was descriptive quantitative. The population of this research was the third-semester students of the English Education Study Program of Universitas Bengkulu in the 2019-2020 academic year. The sample of this research was selected by using total sampling tehcnique, totaling 66 students. The data were collected by using a questionnaire. The questionnaire consisted of 33 items which represent 3 categories of students’ anxiety adapted from Horwitz et. al (1986). This research used simple statistical (percentage and weighted average) to analyze the data. The results of this study show that the students fell into the medium level of anxiety. There were three factors that cause students’ anxiety in speaking for discussion class; Fear of Negative Evaluation (Strongly Affected), Communication Apprehension (Moderately Affected), and Test Anxiety (Moderately Affected). Therefore, the most dominant causing factors were the Fear of Negative Evaluation. It was found that the students were in a group discussion with people who had a better capability in speaking, they became unconfident with their ability. Keywords: Anxiety, Anxiety Level, Anxiety Factors, Speaking for Discussion Class

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