Ardiani, Rini and Pratolo, Bambang EFL Adult Learners’ Perceptions on Language Anxiety toward The Speaking Performance. Linguistics, Literature and Language Teaching in a Changing Era.
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Abstract
A considerable number of foreign as well as second language learners suffer from language anxiety when they step into the language classroom. This study drew on a study which was to describe and understand the affecting factors of EFL adult learners’ language anxiety toward the speaking performances at one private university in Yogyakarta. The purpose of this study is to report findings from the qualitative interview data on the factors of EFL adult learners’ language anxiety toward the speaking performance at one private university in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The participants were six students at higher level education (postgraduate students) which were chosen randomly. The data were collected through a semi-structured interview guided by an interview protocol. The demographic data were analyzed descriptively while the interview data were transcribed and analyzed line by line to generate and develop codes and themes. An analysis of the interview data revealed that five major themes, including (1) linguistic difficulties, (2) cognitive challenges, and (3) less of practicing English. Some ways to deal with language anxiety are also explained and followed by suggestions for future study.
| Item Type: | Artikel Umum |
|---|---|
| Subjects: | L Education > L Education (General) P Language and Literature > PE English |
| Divisi / Prodi: | Faculty of Teacher Training and Education (Fakultas Keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidikan) > S1-English Education (S1-Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris) |
| Depositing User: | Bambang Widi Pratolo |
| Date Deposited: | 11 Dec 2019 04:28 |
| Last Modified: | 11 Dec 2019 04:28 |
| URI: | http://eprints.uad.ac.id/id/eprint/15864 |
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