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Anxiety is also defined as an unpleasant emotional condition which is characterized by tension, fear, worry, and followed by the reactions from central
neurotic system Spielberg, 1978. Thus, in this research, anxiety refers to an unpleasant feeling experienced by the students who face speaking performance and
they worry about what might happen in their performance. Foreign language anxiety has been isolated and distinguished from other forms of anxiety by psychologists and
educators Foss Reitzel, 1988 because it consists of “self-perceptions, beliefs, feelings and behaviors related to classroom language learning arising from the
uniqueness of the language learning process” Horwitz et al. 1986.
2. Hot Seat game
In this study, Hot seat game is one of learning activities which requires students to speak or communicate a subject chosen by lecturer in front of the class.
According to Freeman 2001, activities that are truly communicative have three features in common : information gap, choice, and feedback. Therefore, Hot Seat
activity requires a student to perform in front of the class and tell the subject that is chosen by lecturer. Once the student has finished, he or she will get feedback from
friends and lecturer. The feedback is not only the correction or evaluation, but also question and answer session about the subject that is being told. Hot Seat activity has
been used in the English Language Education Study Program of Sanata Dharma University. It is used in the first up to fourth semester. It has been implemented in
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Speaking I, Speaking II, Critical Listening and Speaking I, Critical Listening and Speaking II, and Public Speaking.
3. Perception
According to George and Jones 2005: p.105, “Perception is the process by which individuals select, organize, and interpret the input from their senses vision,
hearing, touch, smell and taste to give meaning and order to the world around them”. In this study, input from senses means what the students feel and see from their
experience in doing the Hot Seat activity in speaking classes. Therefore, perception is student’s opinion about their experience in doing Hot Seat activity.
