The Relationship Between Students Anxiety and Their English Presentation at SMK GKST 2 Tentena

Relationship Between Students Anxiety and Their English Presentation at SMK GKST 2 Tentena

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https://doi.org/10.36582/jotell.v4i3.11895

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Keywords: Relationship,Students Anxiety, English Presentation

Abstract

This study investigated the relationship between student anxiety and English nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp;presentation performance among 32 eleventh grade students at SMK GKST 2 Tentena Using a quantitative approach with a correlational descriptive design the data of this study was collected through a modified Foreign Language Class Anxiety Scale FLCAS questionnaire and direct observation of student presentations Results revealed that 84 4 of participants experienced high anxiety 12 5 moderate anxiety and 3 1 severe anxiety when presenting in English Regarding presentation performance 40 63 of students demonstrated good performance 37 5 fair 18 75 poor and 3 12 excellent Pearson correlation analysis yielded a strong positive correlation r = 0 840 between student anxiety and English presentation performance indicating that higher anxiety levels significantly impacted students ability to present effectively in English These findings suggest that addressing anxiety factors such as fear of making mistakes negative evaluation lack of preparation and limited language proficiency could improve students English presentation skills The study recommends implementing strategies like adequate preparation positive mindset development English skill improvement creating supportive environments and teaching relaxation techniques to help students overcome anxiety and enhance their presentation performance < p>

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2025-10-22

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The Relationship Between Students Anxiety and Their English Presentation at SMK GKST 2 Tentena: Relationship Between Students Anxiety and Their English Presentation at SMK GKST 2 Tentena. (2025). JoTELL : Journal of Teaching English, Linguistics, and Literature, 4(3), 2046 2064. https://doi.org/10.36582/jotell.v4i3.11895

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