STUDENTS’ ANXIETY IN ENGLISH SPEAKING DURING POST-DISTANCE LEARNING

Abstract

This research discussed Students’ Language Anxiety in English Speaking during post-distance learning. The present study used a questionnaire for the first research question, to investigate the factors that cause students’ language anxiety in English speaking during post-distances learning. It was found that there were causal factors of students' language anxiety divided into 3 groups: communication anxiety, fear of negative evaluation, and test anxiety. Based on the result, of communication anxiety, most students tended to be anxious when communicating with others. In fear of negative evaluation, some students tend to be anxious and worried when speaking in front of the class. Test anxiety, all students have anxiety when taking the test in class after online learning through paper-based. The second research question was asked to find out the impacts on students’ language anxiety in English speaking during post-distance learning. The results were divided into 3 groups: low, mid, and high levels of anxiety. The low anxiety impact was decreased learning skills and readjustment in active mode in the classroom. Then, lack of understanding of the material could be one of the causes that have an impact felt by mid-anxiety. High anxiety has an impact on the physical, one of which is excessive nervousness and worry in English communication interaction with others.