| dc.description.abstract | This study's objectives are to (1) investigate how students organized public
speaking anxiety and (2) investigate how those students cope with the anxieties
that arise for them when learning public speaking in class. In order to gather
information, I conducted interviews based on Horwitz et al. (1986) categorization
of variables that cause foreign language anxiety. Data collection involves with
two students who were enrolled in the English Education study program at an
Islamic University of Indonesia through WhatsApp Voice Call. Both of these
students reported feeling anxious whenever they were obliged to give speech in
front of an audience. A technique known as theme analysis was used to
investigate the meaning of the data. The findings showed that the students
suffered from anxiety, which manifested in several different ways, including
feeling anxious, having palpitations, experiencing panic, and having memory
disassociation. Students with different kinds of speaking anxiety can learn to deal
with their feelings of unease and worry by doing self-regulated behaviors,
carefully preparing, being confident in themselves, and getting feedback from
their teachers. Students who use these strategies throughout their presentations
may find that their fear and anxiety of public speaking are significantly reduced. | en_US |
