EXPLORING EFL PRE-SERVICE TEACHERS’ TEACHING ANXIETY AND THEIR COPING STRATEGIES

Srimuliati Srimuliati, Kurniasih Kurniasih, M. Faruq Ubaidillah

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Abstract : This study aims to explore the level of teaching anxiety in pre-service teachers during teaching practice, and also explore the causes of anxiety and strategies for overcoming anxiety carried out by pre-service teachers. The researcher used a mixed-method with explanatory sequential design. This study was conducted at a private university in Malang. Participants in this study were 53 English Education students who had done teaching practice. The instrument in this study was a questionnaire adapted from Aydin and Utsuk (2020) and Focus Group Discussion (FGD). Questioner data were collected via Google Forms while FGD data were collected using Zoom Meeting. Questioner data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and FGD data were analyzed using thematic analysis. The results show that the level of anxiety in pre-service teachers is at a moderate level and there are several causes of anxiety that they feel such as the moment when students ask questions, lack of mastery of learning materials, lack of self-confidence, difficulty interacting with students, and observed by supervisors.  However, there are several strategies for dealing with anxiety that pre-service teachers do, such as thinking positively, taking a short break and asking fellow pre-service teachers to replace them in teaching, trying to stay brave, telling others about their anxiety, and preparing learning materials well.

 

Keywords: coping strategy; EFL pre-service teacher; teaching anxiety


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