Speaking Anxiety and Strategies Used by ESL Learners to Overcome in Their Classroom: a Case Study in Management and Science University (MSU) Shah Alam, Malaysia

Authors

  • Nusrhamira Afiqah Binti Mohd Shamsuri Master of Education in teaching English as a Second Language (TESL), Faculty of Education, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia, Malaysia
  • Anita Anita Master of Education in teaching English as a Second Language (TESL), Faculty of Education, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia, Malaysia
  • Liyana Syahira Binti Kamaruddin Master of Education in teaching English as a Second Language (TESL), Faculty of Education, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia, Malaysia
  • Nurin Auni Syauqina Binti Azhan Master of Education in teaching English as a Second Language (TESL), Faculty of Education, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia, Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33394/jk.v7i4.4243

Keywords:

Speaking Skill, Anxiety, Strategies, ESL.

Abstract

This research study aiming at identifying the sources of the ESL students’ speaking anxiety in English speaking comprehension and identifying the strategies used by ESL students to overcome speaking anxiety in English class. This research used a qualitative approach that employed a case study and gathrered the information through interviewing 8 undergraduate students from a private university in Shah Alam Malaysia. All the interview questions covered three components, they were communication apprehension, fear of negative evaluation and test anxiety and the strategies that were used by the respondents to overcome their speaking anxiety. The data analysis technique used was descriptive qualitative. As the result, the researcher found that anxiety, commonly felt by most second language learners contributed by some factors that came from the students and also from teachers. Therefore, to deal with these conditions, both teachers and students need to take part in contributing to what they can do to eliminate the speaking anxiety. Since the success of learning language mostly depends on the communication skills that definitely  requires a lot of effort to make the learning journey meaningful.

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2021-12-11

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Shamsuri, N. A. B. M., Anita, A., Kamaruddin, L. S. B., & Azhan, N. A. S. B. (2021). Speaking Anxiety and Strategies Used by ESL Learners to Overcome in Their Classroom: a Case Study in Management and Science University (MSU) Shah Alam, Malaysia. Jurnal Kependidikan: Jurnal Hasil Penelitian Dan Kajian Kepustakaan Di Bidang Pendidikan, Pengajaran Dan Pembelajaran, 7(4), 785–794. https://doi.org/10.33394/jk.v7i4.4243

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