The Relationship among Attitude, Anxiety and English Speaking Performance
Abstract
It was aimed to designate the relationship among attitude
towards English, foreign language anxiety and English speaking skills of
university preparatory class students in this study. The study group consisted
of 518 students who were enrolled at Ege University School of Foreign Languages
Preparatory Class. “Attitudes towards English Questionnaire” and “Foreign
Language Classroom Anxiety Scale (FLCAS)” were used as instruments. Students’
English speaking scores in the first term of 2014-2015 academic year were taken
into account to determine their English speaking level. In the analysis of the
data, SPSS 21.00 statistical package program was used. According to the
findings, there was a weak and significant correlation among foreign language
anxiety, attitude towards English and English speaking skills of the students. There was a negative, weak correlation between
the subscales of FLCAS and English speaking skills. While the test anxiety had
the biggest negative effect on English speaking skills, communication
apprehension had the least adverse effect on it. There
was a negative, medium correlation between attitudes towards English and
foreign language anxiety of the students. It was observed that proficiency
level did not have a statistically important difference on the students’
attitude towards English and foreign language anxiety.
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Details
Primary Language
English
Subjects
Studies on Education
Journal Section
Research Article
Publication Date
October 24, 2018
Submission Date
February 14, 2018
Acceptance Date
May 13, 2018
Published in Issue
Year 2018 Volume: 11 Number: 4
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