Investigating Students Anxiety in Speaking English as Second Language

The purpose of this study was to increase students' confidence in speaking English in daily. Students lack confidence in speaking English because they know little about vocabulary, are afraid of wrong pronunciation, and are afraid of making the wrong word structure. In this study, there were 30 journals that had been viewed and analyzed using the literature review method. Solutions to reduce students' anxiety in speaking English are watching English films, using English internet sites, practicing reading English books, doing more presentations, and much more. The results in this study, the majority of students (63.21%) revealed that they never feel confident about themselves when speaking English. In addition, 42.2% were very worried about making mistakes while speaking. This is because there are still many students who are afraid if they make a lot of mistakes in speaking, students feel that their English is not fluent in speaking without preparation, some students do not have a large collection of vocabulary, even social factors seem to be the most significant factor affecting students' speaking anxiety. It is hoped that in the future, students will be more courageous and confident in speaking English wherever they are