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An Analysis of Language Anxiety on Students’ Academic Speaking Performance
ELS Journal on Interdisciplinary Studies in Humanities · Vol. 8 No. 2 (2025) · pp. 346–352
- ISSN
- 2621-0835, 2621-0843
- Published
- 2025-06-06
- Publisher
- Hasanuddin University
- Language
- en
Abstract
Language anxiety remains one of the most critical affective factors influencing students’ success in English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learning, particularly in speaking performance. This study investigates the types of language anxiety and their impacts on students’ academic speaking performance at Universitas Balikpapan. The research aims to (1) identify the dominant types of language anxiety experienced by students and (2) examine how anxiety affects fluency, accuracy, and complexity in academic speaking. A descriptive qualitative method was employed with data gathered from twenty second-semester students of the English Literature program. Instruments included the Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale (FLCAS), observation checklists, and recorded oral performances. Results revealed that trait anxiety was the most prevalent, experienced by 45% of participants, followed by situation-specific anxiety (30%) and state anxiety (25%). Regarding impact, language anxiety significantly reduced students’ fluency, with most classified as disfluent or very disfluent speakers. However, accuracy and complexity were less affected; most students achieved good or excellent ratings. These findings suggest that while anxiety predominantly impairs the spontaneity of speech, it does not heavily disrupt students’ ability to produce correct or comprehensible language. This study highlights the need for targeted classroom interventions to address anxiety-related fluency issues while reinforcing existing strengths in accuracy and complexity.
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- Universitas Halu Oleo
- Universitas Sulawesi Tenggara
- State University of Makassar
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| Devi Triani Agussalim | Affiliation unknown | 1 |
| Yunitari Mustikawati | Affiliation unknown | 1 |
| Ryan Rayhana Sofyan | Affiliation unknown | 1 |
| H.M. Ichlas Mappilawa | Universitas Sulawesi Tenggara | 1 |
| Ashar Ashar | Universitas Sulawesi Tenggara | 1 |
| La Rudi | Universitas Halu Oleo | 1 |
| Muh. Ali Marhadi | Affiliation unknown | 1 |
| Fithria Fithria | Universitas Halu Oleo | 1 |
| Ruwiah Ruwiah | Affiliation unknown | 1 |
| Devi Savitri Effendy | Universitas Halu Oleo | 1 |
| Sartiah Yusran | Affiliation unknown | 1 |
| Warno Warno | Affiliation unknown | 1 |
| Khoirul Anwar | Affiliation unknown | 1 |
| Fitriyani Bakri | Affiliation unknown | 1 |
| M. David Hidayatulloh | Affiliation unknown | 1 |
| Fatimah Hidayahni Amin | Affiliation unknown | 1 |
| Sulistiana Ulpa | Affiliation unknown | 1 |
| Nurul Latifa Amin | Affiliation unknown | 1 |
| Muhammad Arham Basr | Affiliation unknown | 1 |
| Joice Sitokkonni | Affiliation unknown | 1 |
| Amirullah Amirullah | Affiliation unknown | 1 |
| Sukardi Weda | State University of Makassar | 1 |
| Ryan Andisky Asrul | Affiliation unknown | 1 |
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