Institutional Repository | Satya Wacana Christian University: Foreign Language Anxiety in Transactional Speaking Class

FOREIGN LANGUAGE ANXIETY IN TRANSACTIONAL SPEAKING
CLASS
Victoria Christine
ABSTRACT
This study aimed to find kinds of anxiety experienced by EFL (English as Foreign
Language) learners in Transactional Speaking class. Several researches (Horwitz et al.
(1986); Dörnyei (2001); and Littlewood (1998)) propose that anxiety can impede the
students’ learning processes. Therefore, it is important find kinds of anxiety which the
participants are experiencing. This study examined 56 first year students of English
Literature Program of Faculty of Language and Literature in Satya Wacana Christian
University who are taking Transactional Speaking class. A 16-item questionnaire
adapted from Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale and semi-structured
interview were used as data collection instruments. The data shows that the participants
experienced the three kinds of anxiety, Test Anxiety, Communication Apprehension,
and Fear of Negative Evaluation. The three kinds of anxiety used in this study are based
on Horwitz, Horwitz, & Cope (1986). The discussion shows that their anxiety could be
affected by many reasons. It is hoped that by considering various kinds of anxiety and
its reasons, teachers can get a better insight in motivating their students who are
anxious.
Keywords: Foreign language anxiety, speaking class, EFL learners, FLCAS, language
learning