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The Influence of EFL University Students' Speaking Anxiety on Their Speaking Willingness

Published: 7/14/2023

Abstract

In foreign language learning situation, speaking is the core of essential skill. Related to this, students need to this, students need to have their best efforts to speak up, especially, in the classroom situation, meanwhile some factors affect students’ speaking willingness. One of the factors is speaking anxiety. This research was conducted to investigate the significant influence of EFL university students’ speaking anxiety on their speaking willingness. The quantitative research was applied for the 141 respondents of EFL university students participating in this study. The questionnaires of speaking anxiety and speaking willingness were validated into validity and reliability tests as the instruments. Simple linear regression was used to analyse the data. The research findings showed that most EFL university students have the sufficient desire to speak in the classroom situation. Moreover, the findings also showed that most of them had speaking anxieties in several situations caused by some factors which influenced students’ speaking willingness.

KEYWORDS:EFL University StudentsSpeaking AnxietySpeaking WillingnessEFL University StudentsSpeaking AnxietySpeaking Willingness

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