ESL students communication apprehension and their choice of communicative activities

In order to examine the English communication apprehension (CA) of ESL students at the tertiary level, this study surveyed and analysed 50 students in their final year of the Bachelor in Business Administration (BBA) programme at UiTM Johor. The study looked at the types of English language activiti...

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Main Authors: Wan Zumusni Wan Mustapha, Noriah Ismail, Deepak Singh Ratan Singh, Suhaidi Elias @Alias
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2010
Online Access:http://journalarticle.ukm.my/1493/
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author Wan Zumusni Wan Mustapha,
Noriah Ismail,
Deepak Singh Ratan Singh,
Suhaidi Elias @Alias,
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Noriah Ismail,
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description In order to examine the English communication apprehension (CA) of ESL students at the tertiary level, this study surveyed and analysed 50 students in their final year of the Bachelor in Business Administration (BBA) programme at UiTM Johor. The study looked at the types of English language activities preferred by the students, as well as those they perceived as helpful. The results indicate that the students have a comparatively high level of communication apprehension. The study also reveals that the students prefer group discussion as a way of reducing their communicative anxiety
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spelling ukm-14932016-12-14T06:29:37Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/1493/ ESL students communication apprehension and their choice of communicative activities Wan Zumusni Wan Mustapha, Noriah Ismail, Deepak Singh Ratan Singh, Suhaidi Elias @Alias, In order to examine the English communication apprehension (CA) of ESL students at the tertiary level, this study surveyed and analysed 50 students in their final year of the Bachelor in Business Administration (BBA) programme at UiTM Johor. The study looked at the types of English language activities preferred by the students, as well as those they perceived as helpful. The results indicate that the students have a comparatively high level of communication apprehension. The study also reveals that the students prefer group discussion as a way of reducing their communicative anxiety Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2010-01 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/1493/1/JTLHE_18_-_Pn_Wan_Zumusni_new.pdf Wan Zumusni Wan Mustapha, and Noriah Ismail, and Deepak Singh Ratan Singh, and Suhaidi Elias @Alias, (2010) ESL students communication apprehension and their choice of communicative activities. AJTLHE: ASEAN Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 2 (1). pp. 22-29. ISSN 1985-5826 http://www.ukm.my/jtlhe/
spellingShingle Wan Zumusni Wan Mustapha,
Noriah Ismail,
Deepak Singh Ratan Singh,
Suhaidi Elias @Alias,
ESL students communication apprehension and their choice of communicative activities
title ESL students communication apprehension and their choice of communicative activities
title_full ESL students communication apprehension and their choice of communicative activities
title_fullStr ESL students communication apprehension and their choice of communicative activities
title_full_unstemmed ESL students communication apprehension and their choice of communicative activities
title_short ESL students communication apprehension and their choice of communicative activities
title_sort esl students communication apprehension and their choice of communicative activities
url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/1493/
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/1493/
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/1493/1/JTLHE_18_-_Pn_Wan_Zumusni_new.pdf