Gender and English speaking anxiety of primary school students at a Satit Demonstration School in Bangkok

Name: Thitinun Thamnu

keyword: English speaking anxiety

; EFL students

; Primary level Gender

Abstract: This study aimed to examine the factors contributing to the levels of anxiety experienced when EFL primary students speak English and to determine if gender differences affected the English speaking anxiety of EFL primary students. One hundred and fifty sixth-grade students participated in this study. Purposive sampling was used to select the participants from eight EFL classes. Moreover, the selected participants were sixth-grade students who studied English language three days per week in the second semester of the 2017 academic year at Satit Demonstration School in Bangkok. Questionnaires and interviews were used to collect the data in the study. The questionnaire was adapted from the Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale (FLCAS) of Horwitz, Horwitz, and Cope (1986) and Young (1990). Descriptive statistics were used to analyze the questionnaire data. Also, interviews were used to collect intensive data from ten students who encountered a high level of English speaking anxiety. Additionally, content analysis was applied to analyze the interview data. The findings of the questionnaire revealed that the overall mean score of the participants’ level of English speaking anxiety was at a moderate level (mean score =3.04). However, there were two aspects that most influenced the participants’ level of English speaking anxiety: English speaking assessment and students. According to the results from the t-test, there was no statistically significant impact from gender differences on the level of English speaking anxiety. The findings suggested it would be beneficial for teachers to help EFL students to overcome English speaking anxiety in the classroom. The English teachers should be concerned with creating an appropriate classroom environment

Thammasat University. Thammasat University Library

Address: BANGKOK

Email: preserv@tu.ac.th

Name: Nopporn Sarobol

Role: advisor

Created: 2017

Modified: 2021-04-01

Issued: 2021-04-01

วิทยานิพนธ์/Thesis

application/pdf

DOI: 10.14457/TU.the.2017.1188

eng

DegreeName: Master of Arts

Level: Master's Degree

Descipline: Career English for International Communication

Grantor: Thammasat University

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