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April 15, 2023
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April 30, 2023
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April 30, 2023
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Speaking English as a foreign language is a complex process that involves not only speaking skills but also various psychological aspects. Students’ anxiety in speaking English as a foreign language has been a prominent area of concern since many English as a foreign language student have been suffering from this feeling and dealing with various strategies to cope with it. This study aimed to investigate the strategies students used to deal with speaking anxiety. The research was conducted in a junior high school in East Jakarta. A total of 100 respondents were selected based on the criteria, which were students who felt anxious about speaking English. The method used in this study is descriptive qualitative. The instruments applied in this study were interviews and Likert scale questionnaires. The data obtained were then accumulated and narrated. The findings indicate that students do not only use one strategy. The highest strategy used by students was Preparation Strategy (69%). Meanwhile, the least strategy (30%), is the Positive Thinking strategy.

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English Speaking Anxiety Students Strategies

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Arin Nuraeni, Universitas Muhammadiyah Prof. Dr. Hamka

Arin Nuraeni is a student in the English Education study program at the University of Muhammadiyah Prof Dr. Hamka. Academic interests in English education include Speaking, Reading, Writing, and Listening. In addition, she is also interested in several things about psychology.

Rara Jingga Bunga Aryatie, Universitas Muhammadiyah Prof. Dr. Hamka

Rara Jingga Bunga Aryatie is a student in the English Education study program at the University of Muhammadiyah Prof. Dr. Hamka. She is interested in Education, especially English Education. She is interested in this research because she was in that stage of anxiety to have to speak to people.

Nur Azizah, Universitas Muhammadiyah Prof. Dr. Hamka

Nur Azizah is a student in the English Education study program at the University of Muhammadiyah Prof Dr. Hamka. She is interested in English, especially speaking. She is interested in psychology, especially in English. She is interested in the anxiety that students experience when learning English.

Silih Warni, Universitas Muhammadiyah Prof. Dr. Hamka

Silih Warni is a lecturer in the English Education Study Program at the University of Muhammadiyah Prof Dr. Hamka. His research areas of interest include English teachers’ professional development, classroom action research, learner autonomy in language learning and areas related to psychological aspects of foreign language learning.

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Nuraeni, A., Aryatie, R. J. B., Azizah, N., & Warni, S. (2023). STRATEGIES USED BY STUDENTS TO REDUCE ANXIETY IN SPEAKING ENGLISH. ELLTER Journal, 4(1). https://doi.org/10.22236/ellter.v4i1.11416
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