SPEAKING ANXIETY IN ENGLISH CLASS EXPERIENCED BY 8TH GRADE STUDENTS AT SMP NEGERI 01 DAU

This study investigates the speaking anxiety experienced by 8th grade students at SMP Negeri 01 DAU in English class. The study aims to answer the research questions “What are the levels of speaking anxiety of the 8th grade students at SMPN 01 DAU?” and “What factors do the learners believe to contribute to their speaking anxiety in English class?”. In this study there would be quantitative data. Twenty five students from grade eight were selected to be the participants in a survey using Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale (FLCAS) questionnaire developed by Horwitz, et. al. (1986). The result of this study shows that twenty two (88%) students were experiencing speaking anxiety in English class. Based on FLCAS questionnaire researcher founds that 56% of the students are agree that communication apprehension is on of the cause of their speaking anxiety, 63% students believe that fear of negative evaluations as the cause of their speaking anxiety, and 52 % students are agree that test anxiety were found out to be some of the factors contributing students’ speaking anxiety