A STUDY OF SPEAKING ANXIETY FACED BY NON-ENGLISH DEPARTMENT STUDENTS AT EFL CLASSROOM AT UNIVERSITY OF MALANG

Abstract

Abstract : This research aims to examine whether types and factors of speaking anxiety faced by non-English department students at EFL students influencing a study in speaking anxiety. The research problem focuses on the types and the factors of speaking anxiety of non-English department students at University of Islam Malang. The participants of this research were 30 students of fourth semester students’ which taken by using random sampling which consist of 15 students from Mathematic Education Department and 15 students of Faculty of Economic and Business. In this study, the researcher used two kinds of instruments to collect the data, used a questionnaire. The questionnaire was adapted from Classroom Anxiety Scale (FLCAS) developed by Horwitz (1986). It indicated that 25 students in general have speaking anxiety, and six of them, have the highest level of speaking anxiety. The conclusion of this research showed that the 25 students have anxiety, and most of non-English department students in 4^th semester in University of Islam Malang, is trait anxiety and test anxiety. The researcher provides some suggestion for students, more believing in yourself it can reduce the anxiety, being more relaxed in dealing with English, slowly but surely.

Keywords: Speaking Ability, Speaking Anxiety, EFL