An Investigation on Gender’s Perspectives Muhamad Nova Primary Author mixed material bibliography Serial Saga: Journal of English Language Teaching and Applied Linguistics ind Indonesia

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Sumber artikel:Jurnal. Halaman: 161-176 Keywords ESP gender self-reflection speaking anxiety Abstract Speaking in a foreign language becomes a challenge for many students including ESP students. In ESP class the students learn English for specific context related to the professional fields. Thus having anxiety in the English class could affect their future performance in their future job. The current study seeks for insight on identifying speaking anxiety awareness among ESP students through self-reflection. The students are required to describe on of the tourist attraction in front of the class and have a self-reflection on their performance. With the total of 15 male and 15 female students the study applied a qualitative study with case study design. The data were collected through classroom observation questionnaires and interview. The data were triangulated and analyzed through data condensation data display and conclusion drawing. As a result the male students tend to have speaking anxiety than the female students. Based on the male students rsquo perceptions pronunciation difficulty lack of grammar comprehension lack of vocabulary mastery and lack of confidence become the cause of the speaking anxiety while the female students have lack of practice nervousness and pronunciation difficulty as the problem. Thus it is suggested the English lecturer to provide more practice on language system such as grammar vocabulary and pronunciation to shape students rsquo comprehensibility on English. Also the ESP students need to have extensive speaking practice to boost their confidence in speaking in front of the class. 1. KOSAKATA (BAHASA INGGRIS) - BERBICARA - PRESTASI BELAJAR 428.0071 SAG UPT Perpustakaan UM Koleksi Bahan Pustaka Perpustakaan UM 2 -94707 2024-12-05 00:00:00 2024-12-05 00:00:00 machine generated