Abstract
The aim of this study is to analyse the speaking anxiety of Turkish teacher candidates studying in Kafkas University. The sample group of the research designed in the survey model consists of 181 Turkish teacher candidates studying in Kafkas University Faculty of Education in fall term of the 2018-2019 Academic Year, who are selected by the random sampling method. The “Speaking Anxiety Scale for the Teacher Candidates” consisting of three sub-dimensions, namely the “physiological symptoms”, “skill-related anxiety” and “psychological state” and 40 items developed by Kinay and Ozkan (2014) has been used in the study as the data collection tool. The findings of the study where the SPSS 17.0 software package is used for data analysis have revealed that; while the speaking anxiety levels of Turkish teacher candidates are not high and do not change depending on their gender or their willingness to become a teacher, they change significantly depending on their grade and public speaking experience.
Highlights
Speaking is defined as “explaining one’s thoughts using the words of a language” (Turkish Language Association [TDK], 2011)
3.2 Speaking Anxiety Levels of Turkish Teacher Candidates Depending on Gender
Turkish teacher candidates studying in Kafkas University were studied with respect to their speaking anxiety levels and the effects of gender, grade, public speaking experience and willingness in their choice of the profession, on the speaking anxiety levels
Summary
Speaking is defined as “explaining one’s thoughts using the words of a language” (Turkish Language Association [TDK], 2011). Speaking, which is acquired during babyhood, is a language skill used frequently by humans in terms of expressing themselves (Temizyurek, Erdem and Temizkan, 2017; Demir and Melanlioglu, 2014). Despite the ever-increasing diversification of the means of communication, the speaking skill still has impact on the position of the person in social and public contexts, such as his/her milieu of family, friends and business, just as in the past. In this respect, what you say, and how you say it, is important. As you reflect your personality when speaking, both the information you give during your business or education-related meetings and the way you deliver such information, i.e. your speaking skill are taken into account
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