Second language speaking anxiety among Malaysian postgraduate students at a Faculty of education
This study examined the level of L2 speaking anxiety among school teachers undertaking a master’s degree at the International Islamic University Malaysia and sought to determine if the anxiety level would differ by gender, school location and teaching subject. A convenience sample of 290 teachers...
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| author | Badrasawi, Kamal J I Solihu, Abdulateef Tunku Ahmad, Tunku Badariah |
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| description | This study examined the level of L2 speaking anxiety among school teachers undertaking a
master’s degree at the International Islamic University Malaysia and sought to determine if the
anxiety level would differ by gender, school location and teaching subject. A convenience sample
of 290 teachers completed a 12-item survey on L2 speaking anxiety adapted from Nazir et al.
(2014). The survey data were analyzed using the Rasch measurement modeling for polytomous
data, independent samples t-test and one-way ANOVA. Overall, the respondents did not show
high levels of speaking anxiety, (Mean -.89 logits). Most were largely worried about being able to
express themselves effectively in English (-.66 logits), making mistakes in speaking (-.31 logits),
and how lecturers would react to their mistakes (-.38 logits). The sample’s speaking anxiety
scores were found to differ signifcantly by teaching subject, while no statistically signifcant
differences were observed in regard to gender and school location. The results imply that the
teachers need to be helped in terms of confronting the factors that cause them to be anxious about
speaking in English. In terms of research, in-depth qualitative studies need to be undertaken to
further understand the nature of L2 speaking anxiety among schoolteachers, while quantitative
studies with larger samples are recommended to uncover underlying factors of speaking anxiety |
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| spelling | iium-804642021-02-23T16:37:40Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/80464/ Second language speaking anxiety among Malaysian postgraduate students at a Faculty of education Badrasawi, Kamal J I Solihu, Abdulateef Tunku Ahmad, Tunku Badariah H Social Sciences (General) LB1025 Teaching (principles and practices) LB2300 Higher Education This study examined the level of L2 speaking anxiety among school teachers undertaking a master’s degree at the International Islamic University Malaysia and sought to determine if the anxiety level would differ by gender, school location and teaching subject. A convenience sample of 290 teachers completed a 12-item survey on L2 speaking anxiety adapted from Nazir et al. (2014). The survey data were analyzed using the Rasch measurement modeling for polytomous data, independent samples t-test and one-way ANOVA. Overall, the respondents did not show high levels of speaking anxiety, (Mean -.89 logits). Most were largely worried about being able to express themselves effectively in English (-.66 logits), making mistakes in speaking (-.31 logits), and how lecturers would react to their mistakes (-.38 logits). The sample’s speaking anxiety scores were found to differ signifcantly by teaching subject, while no statistically signifcant differences were observed in regard to gender and school location. The results imply that the teachers need to be helped in terms of confronting the factors that cause them to be anxious about speaking in English. In terms of research, in-depth qualitative studies need to be undertaken to further understand the nature of L2 speaking anxiety among schoolteachers, while quantitative studies with larger samples are recommended to uncover underlying factors of speaking anxiety Australian International Academic Centre PTY.LTD 2020-04-30 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/80464/1/80464_Second%20Language%20Speaking%20Anxiety.pdf Badrasawi, Kamal J I and Solihu, Abdulateef and Tunku Ahmad, Tunku Badariah (2020) Second language speaking anxiety among Malaysian postgraduate students at a Faculty of education. International Journal of Education & Literacy Studies, 8 (2). pp. 54-61. E-ISSN 2202-9478 http://www.journals.aiac.org.au/index.php/IJELS/article/view/6003/4286 |
| spellingShingle | H Social Sciences (General) LB1025 Teaching (principles and practices) LB2300 Higher Education Badrasawi, Kamal J I Solihu, Abdulateef Tunku Ahmad, Tunku Badariah Second language speaking anxiety among Malaysian postgraduate students at a Faculty of education |
| title | Second language speaking anxiety among Malaysian postgraduate students at a Faculty of education |
| title_full | Second language speaking anxiety among Malaysian postgraduate students at a Faculty of education |
| title_fullStr | Second language speaking anxiety among Malaysian postgraduate students at a Faculty of education |
| title_full_unstemmed | Second language speaking anxiety among Malaysian postgraduate students at a Faculty of education |
| title_short | Second language speaking anxiety among Malaysian postgraduate students at a Faculty of education |
| title_sort | second language speaking anxiety among malaysian postgraduate students at a faculty of education |
| topic | H Social Sciences (General) LB1025 Teaching (principles and practices) LB2300 Higher Education |
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