AN ANALYSIS OF SPEAKING ANXIETY DURING PRESENTATION PERFORMANCE

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This research aims to determine the level of students' speaking anxiety during performance presentations, and factors that influence students' speaking anxiety. A mixed methods approach was used to explore and explain the data on student anxiety. The participants of this research are students in the third semester of class 2022 of the English language education study program at Tanjungpura University. The Foreign Language Scale Anxiety (FLSA) questionnaire and interviews were data collection tools. Based on the questionnaire results, students' anxiety levels were classified into three categories: mild, moderate, and severe. Additionally, the interview results highlighted several factors contributing to students' speaking anxiety during performance presentations, including communication apprehension, fear of negative evaluation, and test anxiety. Students employ various strategies to mitigate their anxiety during presentations, such as controlling their breathing, calming themselves, self-encouragement, prayer, and regular practice.