2021_Learners' Anxiety and Willingness to Communicate Among Polytechnic Students in Learning English Language
| Format: | General Document |
|---|
| _version_ | 1860798099483525120 |
|---|---|
| building | INTELEK Repository |
| collection | Online Access |
| collectionurl | https://intelek.unisza.edu.my/intelek/pages/search.php?search=!collection3 |
| copyright | Copyright©PWB2025 |
| country | Malaysia |
| date | 2021-08-25 |
| format | General Document |
| id | 15916 |
| institution | UniSZA |
| originalfilename | LEARNERS' ANXIETY AND WILLINGNESS TO COMMUNICATE AMONG POLYTECHNIC STUDENTS IN LEARNING ENGLISH LANGUAGE (MASTER_2021).pdf |
| person | Maizan Binti Mohamad |
| recordtype | oai_dc |
| resourceurl | https://intelek.unisza.edu.my/intelek/pages/view.php?ref=15916 |
| sourcemedia | Server storage Scanned document |
| spelling | 15916 https://intelek.unisza.edu.my/intelek/pages/view.php?ref=15916 https://intelek.unisza.edu.my/intelek/pages/search.php?search=!collection3 General Document Malaysia Library Staff (Top Management) Library Staff (Management) Library Staff (Support) Terengganu Faculty of Languages & Communication English application/pdf 1.5 125 Server storage Scanned document Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin UniSZA Private Access UNIVERSITI SULTAN ZAINAL ABIDIN SAMBox 2.3.4; modified using iTextSharp™ 5.5.10 ©2000-2016 iText Group NV (AGPL-version) Copyright©PWB2025 LEARNERS' ANXIETY AND WILLINGNESS TO COMMUNICATE AMONG POLYTECHNIC STUDENTS IN LEARNING ENGLISH LANGUAGE (MASTER_2021).pdf 2021_Learners' Anxiety and Willingness to Communicate Among Polytechnic Students in Learning English Language Maizan Binti Mohamad 2021-08-25 Language and languages—Psychological aspects Language learning anxiety among polytechnic students Willingness to communicate in ESL classrooms English speaking anxiety in second language learners Learning a second language such as English is a challenging task for many language learners due to various psychological factors such as anxiety and unwillingness to communicate in the language. Although the two factors individually are said to contribute to the success or failure in learning the language, it is not clear whether the interplay between anxiety and willingness to communicate is present or not. In relation to this, the current study primarily aims to investigate the levels of foreign language anxiety (FLA), find out levels of willingness to communicate in English (WTC), and find out the correlation between language anxiety and the willingness to communicate in English among students. Quantitative approach was employed whereby data were collected using two instruments; the Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale (FLCAS) and the Willingness to Communicate Scale (WTCS). The questionnaires were administered to 123 diploma students at Politeknik Hulu Terengganu. Using SPSS 22.0, data were analysed descriptively, namely minimum, maximum, mean, and standard deviation, and data were also analysed inferentially, namely independent sample t-test and correlation. The findings revealed that most students experienced a moderate level of English language anxiety. In addition, there was a significant difference in the learners' language anxiety in English language classrooms based on gender, whereby female students were more anxious than males. The female students were found to be statistically significantly more anxious than the male students. Besides that, students also reported having a very low willingness to communicate in the English language. The study also revealed that there were significant negative correlations between students' FLCAS and their WTC. Anxiety is common among learners of English as Second Language (ESL). The study provides several pedagogical implications to both ESL students and practitioners. They could potentially guide educators in improving their teaching and learning process by creating a more conducive and stress-free environment to encourage students to communicate more confidently. This new environment will hopefully enhance students' performance, especially in using the English language to communicate. Dissertations, Academic Thesis |
| spellingShingle | 2021_Learners' Anxiety and Willingness to Communicate Among Polytechnic Students in Learning English Language |
| state | Terengganu |
| subject | Language and languages—Psychological aspects Dissertations, Academic |
| summary | Learning a second language such as English is a challenging task for many language learners due to various psychological factors such as anxiety and unwillingness to communicate in the language. Although the two factors individually are said to contribute to the success or failure in learning the language, it is not clear whether the interplay between anxiety and willingness to communicate is present or not. In relation to this, the current study primarily aims to investigate the levels of foreign language anxiety (FLA), find out levels of willingness to communicate in English (WTC), and find out the correlation between language anxiety and the willingness to communicate in English among students. Quantitative approach was employed whereby data were collected using two instruments; the Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale (FLCAS) and the Willingness to Communicate Scale (WTCS). The questionnaires were administered to 123 diploma students at Politeknik Hulu Terengganu. Using SPSS 22.0, data were analysed descriptively, namely minimum, maximum, mean, and standard deviation, and data were also analysed inferentially, namely independent sample t-test and correlation. The findings revealed that most students experienced a moderate level of English language anxiety. In addition, there was a significant difference in the learners' language anxiety in English language classrooms based on gender, whereby female students were more anxious than males. The female students were found to be statistically significantly more anxious than the male students. Besides that, students also reported having a very low willingness to communicate in the English language. The study also revealed that there were significant negative correlations between students' FLCAS and their WTC. Anxiety is common among learners of English as Second Language (ESL). The study provides several pedagogical implications to both ESL students and practitioners. They could potentially guide educators in improving their teaching and learning process by creating a more conducive and stress-free environment to encourage students to communicate more confidently. This new environment will hopefully enhance students' performance, especially in using the English language to communicate. |
| title | 2021_Learners' Anxiety and Willingness to Communicate Among Polytechnic Students in Learning English Language |
| title_full | 2021_Learners' Anxiety and Willingness to Communicate Among Polytechnic Students in Learning English Language |
| title_fullStr | 2021_Learners' Anxiety and Willingness to Communicate Among Polytechnic Students in Learning English Language |
| title_full_unstemmed | 2021_Learners' Anxiety and Willingness to Communicate Among Polytechnic Students in Learning English Language |
| title_short | 2021_Learners' Anxiety and Willingness to Communicate Among Polytechnic Students in Learning English Language |
| title_sort | 2021_learners' anxiety and willingness to communicate among polytechnic students in learning english language |