Language Anxiety Experienced by English Department Freshmen of Wijaya Kusuma University Surabaya

Ribut Surjowati; Wahyu Diny  Sujannah; Bekti  Wirawati

doi:10.15642/NOBEL.2022.13.2.231-241

Authors

Ribut Surjowati Wijaya Kusuma University, Surabaya, Indonesia
Wahyu Diny Sujannah Wijaya Kusuma University, Surabaya, Indonesia
Bekti Wirawati Wijaya Kusuma University, Surabaya, Indonesia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15642/NOBEL.2022.13.2.231-241

Keywords:

language anxiety, level, type, freshmen

Abstract

This research aims to describe the language anxiety level and type frequently experienced by English Department first-year students of Wijaya Kusuma University Surabaya. It used a case study as the research design to explain the phenomenon observed. The research participants were twenty-eight English Department first-year students of Wijaya Kusuma University Surabaya. Each of them was given a five-point Likert scale questionnaire adapted from Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale developed by Horwitz et al. (1986). The findings unveiled that most first-year students experienced moderate language anxiety levels in which they frequently experienced the fear of negative evaluation. It is suggested that future researchers explore the students’ anxiety levels and types by considering their learning proficiency and habit.

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