The Factors Associated to FLCAS Questionnaire

24 sure of myself when I am speaking in my English class, 3 of the students strongly agreed, other students 18 were not really sure if they had self- confidence in speaking English in their classroom, 15 of the students disagreed with this statement, and 8 students strongly disagreed with this statement. On the other hand, when they were asked to answer the reverse item, 10 of the students strongly disagreed with statement “I feel confident when I speak in English class”, 55 of the students disagreed with this statement, 18 in neutral position, 13 of the students agreed with this statements and only 3 of the students strongly agreed with this statement. 2.b. Fear of being less competent than other students Figure 3: Level of fear of being less competent than other students Students reported their fear of being less competent than the other students. The data shows that 14 of the students strongly agreed and 39 of the sudents agreed that they felt their schoolmates spoke English better than them, 12 students were in neutral position, other 32 of the students disagreed and 14 39 12 32 2 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 Q7. I always feel that the other students speak English better than I do STRONGLY AGREE AGREE NEUTRAL DISAGREE STRONGLY DISAGREE 25 2 strongly disagreed with this statement. This level might indicate a considerable level of anxiety among the students. Liu 2007 reported that students that feared being less competent tend to compare herhimself with other students ability and that could trigger the feeling of anxiety. 2.c. Fear of taking risks Figure 4: Level of fear of taking risks Drawing on the students responses, fear of taking risks turned out to be one of a significant level among the students. The data shows that answers questions voluntary in class was reported to be one of the serious indication of anxiety among the students based on FLCAS by Horwitz. As many as 11 of the students strongly agreed with statement “It embarasses me to volunteer answers in my English class”, 49 agreed with this statement, 11 students were in neutral positions, other 19 of the students disagreed and 9 of the students strongly disagreed with this statement. It means that more than a half of the students 60 endorsed this statements. Another serious indicator of anxiety was that the 11 12 49 47 11 8 19 18 9 14 10 20 30 40 50 60 Q4. It embarrasses me to volunteer answers in my English class Q10. I am afraid that the other students will laugh at me when I speak English STRONGLY AGREE AGREE NEUTRAL DISAGREE STRONGLY DISAGREE