Underlying Factors of Speaking Anxiety across Learning Styles

Abstract: This study is intended to investigate the underlying factors contributing to students’ speaking anxiety across learning styles. This article is a part of a larger study on EFL freshmen speaking anxiety across their learning styles which highlight the main factors that lay behind speaking a...

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Main Authors: Risvi Uly Rosyidah, Mirjam Anugerahwati, Anik Nunuk Wulyani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universitas Negeri Malang 2020-03-01
Series:Jurnal Pendidikan Humaniora
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Online Access:http://journal.um.ac.id/index.php/jph/article/view/13633
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Summary:Abstract: This study is intended to investigate the underlying factors contributing to students’ speaking anxiety across learning styles. This article is a part of a larger study on EFL freshmen speaking anxiety across their learning styles which highlight the main factors that lay behind speaking anxiety. This study was carried out in one of Islamic universities in Malang. The data were collected through students’ questionnaires. The results reveal that fear of negative evaluation, test anxiety, and communication apprehension play the underlying factors of speaking anxiety across learning styles. Further, recommendations for lecturers are provided. Keywords: speaking anxiety, learning styles, factors   Abstrak: Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk meneliti factor-faktor dasar yang dapat menjadikan kecemasan berbicara pada mahasiswa lintas gaya belajarnya. Artikel ini merupakan bagian dari penelitian utama yaitu kecemasan berbicara mahasiswa baru lintas gaya belajarnya, dimana penelitian ini menekankan pada pembahasan factor-faktor utama dari kecemasan berbicara. Penelitian ini dilaksanakan di salah satu perguruan tinggi Islam di Malang. Data didapatkan dari angket mahasiswa. Hasil menunjukkan bahwa ketakutan akan penilaian negative, kecemasan terhadap ujian, and ketakutan dalam berkomunikasi merupakan factor-faktor yang mendasari kecemasan berbicara lintas gaya belajar. Selanjutnya, peneliti memberikan rekomendasi terhadap dosen pengajar. Kata kunci: kecemasan berbicara, gaya belajar, faktor-faktor
ISSN:2338-8110
2442-3890