FOREIGN LANGUAGE SPEAKING ANXIETY IN ONLINE LEARNING

Abstract

The objectives of this study are to investigate the students’ Foreign Language Speaking Anxiety (FLSA) and the effect of online courses on the speaking anxiety at the undergraduate level. Online learning is used to prevent the spread of COVID-19. It affects the students’ way of learning speaking. In fact, speaking is performed interactively. Most of students get anxious when speaking face-to-face or in front of the class. Online learning creates a new way to perform their skill. A sample of 30 university students majoring in English education were chosen. The data were obtained by using two questionnaires (Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale (FLCAS) by Horwitz (1986) and Unwillingness to Communicate Scale (UCS) by Burgoon’s (1976)) and interview. It was found that 30% felt high level anxiety, 63.3% felt moderate anxiety and 6.6% felt low anxiety. The number of high level anxiety decreased after using online courses.