THE CAUSE FACTORS OF SPEAKING ANXIETY IN EFL CLASSROOM

Abstract

This research investigated about the factors and situation causes the students’ anxiety in
speaking English as a Foreign Language (EFL) classroom. The data collected by quantitative and
qualitative method. The quantitative data were collected by questionnaire through FLCAS. The
FLCAS consist of 5 point Likert scale. The data analyzed through Statistical Package for Social
Sciences (SPSS) 20.0. Qualitative method was chosen through face to face interview to get in
depth data or information about students’ speaking anxiety. The quantitative data presented the
highest reason of the students speaking anxiety is the students’ nervous and feel un-confidence in
speaking English. The qualitative data showed several factors and situations that create trigger
and anxiety of students speaking such pronouncing the words, speak in front of class, speaking
without preparation, and confused to create sentences.
Keywords: Speaking Anxiety, English as a Foreign Language