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Correlation between anxiety and willingness to communicate in the Indonesian EFL context
Yana Shanti Manipuspika1.
This present study probes the relationship between English as a Foreign Language (EFL) students’
language anxiety and their willingness to communicate. The research questions are threefold: a)
What are the types of anxiety experienced by the students, b) What is the anxiety level of them,
and c) What is the correlation between foreign language anxiety (FLA) and the willingness to
communicate (WTC) of the students. Quantitative descriptive approach was employed and the
data were collected from 98 participants in an English Department by making use of the Foreign
Language Classroom Anxiety Scale (FLCAS) and Likert-type WTC Scale. Pearson Correlation
test was run to provide answers of the research questions. The results of this study indicated a
strong positive correlation between learners’ foreign language classroom anxiety and their
willingness to communicate. Fear of negative evaluation, test anxiety, and communication
apprehension were the students’ types of anxiety. In addition, students had high level of anxiety,
which in turn, made them difficult in dealing with language learning process and tend to have low
desire to speak. Therefore, this study tries to highlight whether anxiety is a significant barrier to
WTC, to determine the types and level of FLA, as well as to provide suggestions to help minimize
the anxiety.
Affiliation:
- University of Brawijaya, Indonesia
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