Abstract
Mastering English public speaking is required for Engineering students to contribute to the Ministry of Education�s internationalization policy that is manifested in the university�s regulation.�However, English public speaking has become a nerve-wracking experience for L2 learners. This research aims to explore Engineering students� English public speaking anxiety and its causes. The explanatory sequential design is applied. The online-based survey was conducted on 197 first-semester students and semi-structured interviews with 8 most anxious participants. The triangulation data analysis of quantitative and qualitative phases was carried out. The results illustrate that students experience moderate to low public speaking anxiety levels. The reasons for public speaking anxiety are linguistics problems, inhibition, lack of speaking practice, the difficulty for sentence construction from L1 into the target language, fear of peer negative feedback and being assessed, and dealing with unfamiliar topics as well as speaking delivery driven thoughts. Furthermore, teachers' reflexive identity and the appointment system used to determine public speakers become additional pressures. These findings can be used as valuable consideration to design appropriate speaking pedagogy, especially in the context of English for non-English major programs. Recommendation for future research is discussed.
Highlights
Indonesian ministry of education’s internationalization policy in higher education, currently Merdeka Belajar Kampus Merdeka (MBKM) demands universities, including Institut Teknologi Telkom Purwokerto to collaborate with multinational business partners and universities
The students speaking anxiety The students speaking anxiety level Based on the online-questionnaire responses from 197 participants, the students’ speaking anxiety level and their Personal Report of Public Speaking Anxiety (PRPSA) scores related to their gender can be seen as follows
This research found that Engineering students at Institut Teknologi Telkom Purwokerto mostly have moderate to low public speaking anxiety levels
Summary
Indonesian ministry of education’s internationalization policy in higher education, currently Merdeka Belajar Kampus Merdeka (MBKM) demands universities, including Institut Teknologi Telkom Purwokerto to collaborate with multinational business partners and universities. This policy increases the chances for students in different countries with different first languages (L1) to cooperate (Minister of Education and Culture of the Republic of Indonesia, 2014). Science majors or engineering education seemingly focus more on students’ content knowledge than communication skills improvement. This kind of pedagogical process inadequately develops students’. A learning process that emphasizes on English communication competence development is required
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