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An Analysis of Speaking Anxiety in Public Speaking Performance

Permasalahan yang sering muncul ketika melakukan public speaking adalah munculnya speaking anxiety pada siswa yang akan perform. Hal ini memicu pemahaman siswa bahwa public speaking adalah    sesuatu yang sulit untuk dilakukan. Oleh karena itu, penelitian ini dilakukan untuk mengetahui keberadaan speaking anxiety dikalangan siswa dan faktor apa saja yang memicu munculnya speaking anxiety di publik speaking. Penelitian ini menggunakan dua jenis istrumen, yang pertama yakni kuesioner yang mengadaptasi dari Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale (FLCAS). Kuesioner tersebut digunakan untuk mendapatkan data keberadaan speaking anxiety dari para siswa. Data tersebut diambil dari 47 siswa dari ekstrakurikuler Excellent English Club (EEC) SMA Negeri 1 Babat, Lamongan. Instrument yang kedua adalah interview yang digunakan untuk mengetahui faktor yang muncul selama publik speaking berlangsung. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian, nilai rata – rata questionnaire menunjukkan bahwa speaking anxiety memang ada ketika siswa melakukan public speaking dan hasil dari interview juga menunjukkan beberapa faktor yang memengaruhi performa siswa ketika melakukan publik speaking, seperti takut membuat kesalahan, memililki pengalaman yang buruk serta kegelisahan yang memengaruhi performa publik speaking. Penelitian ini berfokus pada siswa SMA yang cenderung memiliki masalah dengan speaking anxiety mereka ketika melakukan publik speaking.

The common problem that often arises during public speaking is speaking anxiety among students. This triggers students’ understanding that public speaking is difficult to do. Therefore, this study was carried out to determine the existence of speaking anxiety among students and what factors trigger the emergence of speaking anxiety in public speaking. This study uses two types of instruments. The first is a questionnaire adapted from the Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale (FLCAS). The questionnaire was used to obtain data on the existence of speaking anxiety in students. The data was taken from 47 students from the Excellent English Club (EEC) extracurricular at SMA Negeri 1 Babat, Lamongan. The second instrument is an interview, which is used to find out the factors that arise during public speaking. Based on the results of the study, the average score of the questionnaire shows that speaking anxiety belongs to an existing category when students do public speaking, and the results from interviews also show several factors, such as being afraid of making mistakes, having bad experience, and insecurity, that affect students’ performance when performing public speaking. The present study focuses on senior high students who are likely to have problems with their speaking anxiety during public speaking