Abstract
This report drew on a larger study which was to describe and understand the sources of senior high school students’ English language speaking anxiety at senior high schools in Jambi, Indonesia. The purpose of this paper was to report some of findings from the qualitative interview data on the sources of senior high school students’ English language speaking anxiety at one senior high school in Jambi, Indonesia. Data were collected through demographic profiles and semi-structured interview with senior high school students. The demographic data were analysed descriptively while the interview data were transcribed and analysed line by line to generate and develop codes and themes. An analysis of the interview data revealed that five major themes were related to students’ English language speaking anxiety, including (1) low speaking skill due to lack of vocabulary and grammar, (2) fear of negative responses from others, (3) low self-esteem to speak in English, (4) fear of being evaluated by teachers, and (5) cultural influences to speak English due to a more teacher-centred style. Suggestions and policy implications are also discussed.
Highlights
This report drew on a larger study which was to describe and understand the sources of senior high school students’ English language speaking anxiety at senior high schools in Jambi, Indonesia
This study was intended to report the sources of English language speaking anxiety encountered by students at one senior high school in Jambi, Indonesia
Living and studying in a non-English speaking country, it was not easy to decide what sources led Indonesian students to be silent in English language lessons and what factors acted bigger roles than others in the students’ English language speaking anxiety as all of the factors seemed to be complexly interlinked
Summary
This report drew on a larger study which was to describe and understand the sources of senior high school students’ English language speaking anxiety at senior high schools in Jambi, Indonesia. The purpose of this paper was to report findings from the qualitative interview data on the sources of senior high school students’ English language speaking anxiety at one senior high school in Jambi, Indonesia. The educational curriculum of Indonesia has been designed to integrate all four skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing) and elements of language in English subject at senior high schools. The integration is for the reason that all senior high schools students are expected to be able to reach an informational level in English (Ministry of Education and Culture, 2006). Anxious foreign language learners are likely to think about evaluations from others and this condition may be worse when they are not able to control their anxiety
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