LESSON STUDY IN EFL PRACTICES: TEACHERS’ ANXIETY AND FACTORS INFLUENCING IT

Abstract

This study was a part of the Lesson Study program which focused on developing and maintaining English interaction in EFL classes. This paper presents the teachers’ anxiety and the factors contributing to it when English is used as a medium of instruction in English classes. Two teachers who were enrolled in a public school of Purwokerto participated in this study. The subjects’ anxiety was investigated using interview and classroom observation. The result provided evidence that the subjects had experienced anxiety when they used English to their students in certain conditions. The research findings showed that there were four factors causing anxiety among teachers when they used English in the classroom: 1) class preparation; 2) students and classroom profile; 3) self-confidence; and 4) physical condition. On a whole, teachers’ anxiety deals with both technical and academic matters.