Speaking Anxiety Of EFL Students

After a long time I do not write something on my blog, now I will write about the result of reading journal. My reading lecture instruct us to read two journals about english education which has the same topic. The first journal is about speaking anxiety for English Foreign Language at secondary school, I had read and review it before mid exam. While the second journal is about difficulties of speaking at Al Magreb University.

The first journal made by Yogi Saputra Mahmud under the tittle “Tracing Back The Issue of Speaking Anxiety among EFL Indonesian Secondary Students : From Possible Causes to Practical Implication”, this journal explain about the causes of speaking anxiety which happened to secondary students. The writer classifies the causes of speaking anxiety into two major including affective-related causes and linguistic-related causes, beside that the writer is also tell about the best solution that must the teachers do to solve these speaking anxiety problems.

The second journal made by Mohamed Dalem under the title “Difficulties of Speaking That Are Encountered by English Language Students at Al Magreb University”, this journal has the same topic with the first journal, there are several differences and similarities of speaking anxiety between the first journal and the second journal as the explanation below :

1.      Similarities

a)      The purpose of these journal is to analyze some difficulties and the possible causes of Communication apprehension/speaking anxiety.

b)      These journal is also explain about the best solution for reduce students communication apprehension/speaking anxiety.

c)      The journal focus on students as English Foreign Language.

d)     Both of them explain about the causes of why the students have some difficulties when speaking practice such as fear of mistake, fear to negative evaluation, students anxiety, lack of confidence, and lack of motivation .

e)      The writer of the first and the second journal give some solution to solve speaking anxiety problems such as built the emotional bonds between students and tacher, the teacher should find the best techniques to allow students participate, the teacher should give many apportunities for the students to practice speaking skill and make the promoting activities to improve students motivation.

2.      Differences

1st  Journal	2nd  Journal
The participants are Indonesian Secondary students.	The participants are the students at Al Magreb University
The writer classifies the possible causes of of speaking anxiety into two majors : affective-related causes and linguistic-related causes.	The writer explain each causes one by one without classifies into any groups.
The writer just explain about students unconfidents.	The writer has the different explanation between shyness and unconfidence. He explain that the students who does not want to participate at speaking class is bacause they shy to show their ability in front of the teacher and friends. not only that, the students also afraid get the intimidation when they practice their speaking skills.
The writer explain 6 solution to solve speaking anxiety. Two solution that does not write in the similarities above are about promoting cooperative is better than competitive learning atmosphere and balancing the emphasis on linguistic accuracy and meaningful speaking opportunities to solve the students speaking anxiety.	The writer just explain about 4 solution to solve speaking anxiety problems.