The purpose of this PSCAS questionnaire aims to investigate the male and female students speaking

anxiety towards English as second language. Please answer all questions in the questionnaire. The
information given will be strictly confidential and only be used for research purposes only. Thank you for your
cooperation.
Section A: Background Information
Please fill in the blanks with the appropriate answers. Please tick (/) in the box for the answer you
have chosen.

1. Name:____________________________________________________________
2. Gender:

Male

Female

3. Age: ______________
4. Residence:

Urban

Rural

5. Secondary Schools name:

6. Language(s) used at home:
7. Language(s) used at school:
8. Language(s) used in English class:

Section B: PSCAS questionnaire

Please fill in the blanks with the appropriate answers. Please tick (/) in the box for the answer you have
chosen.
Opinion
Item
no.

Statements adopted with minor

adaptation in wordings

I never felt quite sure of myself

while I am speaking English

I start to panic when I have to

speak English without a
preparation in advance.

In a speaking class, I can get so

nervous I forget things I know.

I feel confident while I am speaking

English.

I get nervous and confused when I

am speaking English

I am afraid that other students will

laugh at me while I am speaking
English.

I get nervous when the English

teacher asks me to speak English
which I have prepared in advance.

I have no fear of speaking in

English.

I can feel my heart pounding when

I am going to be called on.

10

I feel relaxed while I am speaking

English.

11

It embarrasses me to volunteer to
go out first to speak English.

12

I face the prospect of speaking

Strongly
Agree
(5)

Agree

Undecided

Disagree

(4)

(3)

(2)

Strongly
Disagree
(1)

English with confidence.

13

Certain parts of my body feel very

tense and rigid while I am speaking
English.

14

I feel anxious while I am waiting to

speak English.

15

I dislike using my voice and body

expressively while I am speaking
English.

16

I have trouble to coordinate my

movements while I am speaking
English.

17

Even if I am very well prepared, I

feel anxious about speaking
English.

18. Do you think your speaking anxiety has become worse compared to last year? If you answer yes, please
answer question number 19.
Yes

No

19. If so, why do you think your speaking anxiety has worsen? Please specify or give a reason.
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