Students’ Foreign Language Anxiety in Classroom-Interactions: A study at English Language Study Program Universitas Jambi

Adrefiza, Adrefiza (2023) Students’ Foreign Language Anxiety in Classroom-Interactions: A study at English Language Study Program Universitas Jambi. PREMISE Journal of English Education and Applied Linguistics, 12 (3). pp. 838-852. ISSN 2089-3345 (print) 2442-482x (Electronic)

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Abstract

This study investigates students’ FLA in classroom interactions and the reasons why students felt anxious about speaking English in class and how they coped with the anxiety. It also looks at a gender difference in the anxiety phenomenon and sees if females were more anxious than males in their interactions. The data were collected through electronic questionnaires delivered to 100 selected students at the English Language Education Study Program (ELESP), Faculty of Education, Jambi University. Adapting the models from Zhiping and Paramasivam (2013) and Woodrow (2006), the results displayed three dominant factors contributing to students’ English-speaking FLA, regardless of the gender aspect, were: (1) Fear of making errors or mistakes because of inadequate English mastery or proficiency (such as grammar, pronunciation, and vocabulary); (2) Fear of inability to create and organize ideas in English; and (3) Fear of having negative responses or corrections from the lecturers with the ratio of (73:71:64) respectively. There was a noticeable gender difference in the students’ anxiety, where females were likely to be more anxious than males with a ratio of (171:131). Pretending to do something such as reading or writing was the most frequent strategy by males and females in dealing with their anxiety. The lecturers were expected to respond to the students’ FLA effectively and encourage the students to do their best in the classroom. Key Words: English, foreign language anxiety (FLA), gender, classroom interactions

Type:	Article
Subjects:	P Language and Literature > PE English
Divisions:	Fakultas Keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidikan > Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris
Depositing User:	Adrefiza
Date Deposited:	04 Jul 2024 06:23
Last Modified:	04 Jul 2024 06:23
URI:	https://repository.unja.ac.id/id/eprint/58018

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