Are They Really Anxious? A Critical Issue of Speaking Anxiety in the English Thesis Defence Examinations

Autor/inn/en	Samad, Iskandar Abdul; Fitriani, Siti Sarah; Amalina, Zahria
Titel	Are They Really Anxious? A Critical Issue of Speaking Anxiety in the English Thesis Defence Examinations
Quelle	In: Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies, 18 (2022) 1, S.190-206 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Samad, Iskandar Abdul) ORCID (Fitriani, Siti Sarah) ORCID (Amalina, Zahria)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1305-578X
Schlagwörter	English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Graduate Students; Physiology; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Anxiety; Public Speaking; Foreign Countries; Graduation Requirements; Student Attitudes; Self Control; Masters Theses; Indonesia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Graduate Study; Student; Students; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Studentin; Physiologie; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Angst; Vortrag; Ausland; Abschlussordnung; Schülerverhalten; Selbstbeherrschung; Indonesien
Abstract	Anxiety in spoken English is a common topic in ELT research. However, little is discussed in the literature regarding anxiety in English public speaking particularly in a very awaited yet the most thrilling event called a Thesis Defence Examination (TDE). Therefore, this study aims at investigating postgraduate students' anxiety in facing TDE at the end of their study program at the Postgraduate Program of English Education, Syiah Kuala University, Banda Aceh, Indonesia. Conducting quantitative research, we distributed questionnaires to 23 students who have undertaken TDE at the postgraduate program in the odd and even semesters of one academic year. The questionnaires were adapted from the Personal Report of Public Speaking Anxiety (PRPSA) by McCroskey (2013). The results of the analysis indicate three big topics that we have discussed thoroughly in this paper; these are anticipatory anxiety, physiological symptoms and lack of control during speech performance. Students are less anxious when they are in total control and understanding of their own data before giving a thesis presentation. They are not concerned about the uncertainty aspects that will occur during the performance nor did they feel worry about what they ought to anticipate. The palpitation of heart-race might be the most pronounce physiological response over the mental disturbance. Meanwhile, cognitive-declined, behavioural avoidance, and psychological dimension of fear can transpire from the result of lack of control during speech performance. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01