THE ANALYSIS OF STUDENTS' SPEAKING ANXIETY IN ESCYMO AT FIRST SEMESTER OF ENGLISH EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF BORNEO TARAKAN UNIVESITY IN ACADEMIC YEAR 2019/2020
The purpose of this study was to analyze speaking anxiety among the first semester 2019/2020 students at the Escymo in the English Education Department at the University of Borneo Tarakan. This research used qualitative and quantitative methods. Using a total sampling techniques, 70 students was determined as the sample of this research. Data were collected by means of questionnaires, interviews, and observations in the Escymo online class. The questionnaire results were presented in a percentage and the interview and observation results were recorded and documented. The results of this study showed that, first, the students had various tendencies to speak anxiety. Most students agreed to have signs of speaking anxiety on physical signs, thinking, behavior, and emotional signs depending on the preparation of students before speaking. Second, the results of the interviews showed that students had various signs of speaking worries and they reduced these problems by preparing, memorizing, and doing simulations. Third, the results of the observations from the Escymo online class showed that the tendency of speaking anxiety signs was seen when students practiced speaking in the class such as taking notes, being nervous, holding an object, and smiling when making a grammar mistake.