AN ANALYSIS OF THE STUDENTS’ ENGLISH-SPEAKING ANXIETY AT A PRIVATE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL IN INDONESIA

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to find the factors, types, and the level of students’ anxiety in speaking English at a private senior high school in Indonesia. This research employed qualitative research method with case study design. The participants were 10 students who felt anxious while speaking English. The data was collected through interview and observation. The result of this research showed that there were three factors of anxiety that students faced those were linguistics, psychology, and external factors. From linguistics factor inadequate vocabulary, lack of grammatical understanding, and inadequate pronunciation were the main factors that hindered students to speak. For psychology factor, nervous, shy, and lack of self-confidence were the significant one. While for the external factors, fear of negative evaluation, fear of making mistakes, and lack of preparation were the most factors that hindered students’ to speak English. Due to the dominant factors that hindered by the students was the external factor, the researcher formulated that the types of students’ speaking anxiety categorized into state anxiety, which rings a bell as a temporary emotional condition characterized by apprehension, tension, and fear about a particular situation outside. Moreover, for the result of the students’ speaking anxiety level in this private senior high school was categorized into mild anxiety.