Abstract
This study was aimed at identifying the type of anxiety and investigating the factors that caused speaking anxiety in second-semester students of English Language Education in UNDIKSHA. Mix method was used as the research design of this study in which random sampling technique was also used to determine the research sample. 70 second-semester students were involved as the research sample. This research was done in an online setting due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The result of this study showed that two types of anxiety affected the second-semester students, namely; state and trait anxiety. There were 26 % of second-semester students influenced by state anxiety, 67% students were influenced by trait anxiety, and 7 % students were influenced by state and trait anxiety at the same time. In addition, it was also found that 5 internal and 11 external factors caused students’ speaking anxiety. 
Highlights
Speaking is one of the skills that need to be mastered
The self-report questionnaire was used to gain the data which were about the types of anxiety felt by the second semester students in English Language Education, Undiksha
The self-report questionnaire was adapted from Speilberger (1983) which was called as State Trait Anxiety Inventory
Summary
Speaking is one of the skills that need to be mastered. Speaking skill makes use a language to reach purpose in the communication (Aboe, 2016). The purpose is to deliver the message from the speaker to the listener. Harmer (2001) defines speaking as the ability to process information and express it using the language fluently. Speaking skill has a dominant role in the communication. It helps people to deliver their oral message in the communication. It supports students to participate actively in the discussion
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