Suwimon Viwattanabunchong. A survey of factors that cause public speaking anxiety for EFL learners. Master's Degree(Career English for International Communication). Thammasat University. Thammasat University Library. : Thammasat University, 2017.
A survey of factors that cause public speaking anxiety for EFL learners
Abstract:
The purposes of this study were to investigate the level of anxiety at four different stages of public speaking, i.e., pre-preparation, preparation, pre-performance, and performance, and determine the factors affecting public speaking anxiety at each stage among EFL students in English speaking class. The respondents of the study consisted of (50) graduate students in the CEIC program (Career English for International Communication) in academic year 2017 at the Language Institute, Thammasat University. A questionnaire adapted from Plangkhams (2012) study that used the PRPSA (Personal Report of Public Speaking Anxiety) based on the framework developed by McCroskey (1970) was used as the research instrument. The data was analyzed using descriptive statistics (means, standard deviation, frequency, and percentage). The findings of the study revealed that most of the students had different anxiety levels in public speaking class. Students showed the highest level of anxiety at the performance stage (x̅ = 3.53) while they experienced a moderately high level of anxiety at the stages of pre-preparation (x̅ = 3.40), preparation (x̅ = 2.80), and pre-performance (x̅ = 3.22). Moreover, three most influential factors affecting public speaking anxiety in the four different stages were found to be English oral proficiency, personality, and topic familiarity. The findings of this study could be very useful for instructors in terms of helping EFL students overcome their public speaking anxiety and enabling them to perform better in public speaking
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