Electronic Theses and Dissertation

This research is aimed to measure the level of cadets’ anxiety in speaking English and to find out the dominant aspects of speaking anxiety faced by maritime cadets at Malahayati Merchant Marine College. Then, it is purposed to know what measures the English teachers did in reducing cadets’ speaking anxiety. Survey was used as research methodology. The study was conducted at Malahayati Merchant Marine College. The participants of this study were 174 of second-semester cadets at Malahayati Merchant Marine College and 15 of English teachers. The data were obtained through questionnaires. Descriptive quantitative was used in describing the data. The data demonstrated that Maritime cadets’ level of speaking anxiety was moderate level, with average percentage is 58%. Furthermore, communication apprehension was dominant aspect in cadets’ speaking anxiety. The data also showed that English teachers did several strategies in reducing cadets’ speaking anxiety. Giving clear instruction and modelling the task was the most frequent strategies done by English teachers in reducing their cadets’ speaking anxiety. Lastly, both teachers and students should be aware about English speaking anxiety because somehow it can be barrier in learning English.

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