The Foreign Language Classroom Speaking Confidence Questionnaire

This is a questionnaire about learning English. Read the statements and choose

from the below scale of 1 to 6 to describe how accurately they describe yourself.

Your responses will remain anonymous and will have no effect on your course

grades. Individual student responses will not be made publicly available. Please

answer as honestly as possible.



A Foreign Language
Classroom Speaking
Anxiety

Strongly Strongly
Disagree Agree
1. Im worried that other
students in class speak
English better than I do.
1

2

3

4

5

6

2. I feel nervous speaking
English in front of the entire
class.
1

2

3

4

5

6

3. Im worried that my partner
speaks better English than I
do.
1

2

3

4

5

6

4. I start to panic when I speak
in English with a classmate in
a pair.
1

2

3

4

5

6

5. Im worried about making
mistakes while speaking
English.
1

2

3

4

5

6

6. I feel nervous when I cant
express my opinion in
English.
1

2

3

4

5

6

7. Im afraid my partner will
laugh when I speak English
with a classmate in a pair.

1

2

3

4

5

6

8. Im worried about making
mistakes when I speak
English with a partner.

1

2

3

4

5

6

9. I feel tense when I have to
speak English with a
classmate in a pair.
1

2

3

4

5

6

10. Im afraid that others in a
group discussion will laugh if
I speak English.

1

2

3

4

5

6

11. I can feel my heart pounding
when its my turn to speak
English in a group.

1

2

3

4

5

6

B Perceived Foreign
Language Speaking
Self-Competence

Strongly Strongly
Disagree Agree
12. I can order food in English in
a restaurant.
1

2

3

4

5

6

13. I can introduce myself in
English during pair work to a
classmate.
1

2

3

4

5

6

14. I can talk about my hobbies
in English during pair work
with a classmate.
1

2

3

4

5

6

15. I can give an English speech
in a group of my classmates.
1

2

3

4

5

6

16. I can give an English
presentation as part of a
group in front of my class.
1

2

3

4

5

6

17.




I can easily join in a
conversation in a group of
native English speakers.
1

2

3

4

5

6

18. I can give street directions in
English to a foreigner.
1

2

3

4

5

6

19. I can give an individual
speech in English in front of
my class.
1

2

3

4

5

6

C Desire to Speak
English

Strongly Strongly
Disagree Agree
20. I want to find friends from
English-speaking countries.
1

2

3

4

5

6

21. I want to become a good
speaker of English.
1

2

3

4

5

6

22. I want to speak English with
people from different
countries.
1

2

3

4

5

6

23. I want to be able to express
my opinions and ideas in
English.
1

2

3

4

5

6

24. I want to visit English-
speaking countries.
1

2

3

4

5

6

25. I want to speak English as
much as possible in my
English class.
1

2

3

4

5

6

26. I want to find opportunities
to speak English outside
class.
1

2

3

4

5

6

27.




I want to speak English with
foreign exchange students at
my university.
1

2

3

4

5

6

28. I want to speak in English to
my English teacher.
1

2

3

4

5

6

D Past English Classroom
Experiences


Strongly Strongly
Disagree Agree
29. I felt encouraged to speak
English in my high school
English classes.
1

2

3

4

5

6

30. I enjoyed doing pair work in
my high school English
classes.
1

2

3

4

5

6

31. I enjoyed speaking with
classmates in my high school
English classes.
1

2

3

4

5

6

32. I spoke English frequently
with classmates during my
high school English classes.

1

2

3

4

5

6

33. I did enjoyable and
interesting activities in my
high school English classes.
1

2

3

4

5

6

34. I liked my high school
English teachers.
1

2

3

4

5

6

35. High school English classes
had a comfortable
atmosphere.
1

2

3

4

5

6

36.









I got along well with
classmates in my high school
English classes.
1

2

3

4

5

6

E Current English
Classroom Perception


Strongly Strongly
Disagree Agree
37. I feel comfortable expressing
my opinions in Japanese in
my current English class.

1

2

3

4

5

6

38. I feel comfortable in my
current English class.
1

2

3

4

5

6

39. The current English class
atmosphere is good.
1

2

3

4

5

6

40. There are many opportunities
to speak with classmates in
my current English class.

1

2

3

4

5

6

41. I get along with my current
English classmates.
1

2

3

4

5

6

42. My current English class
makes me feel relaxed.
1

2

3

4

5

6

43. I enjoy speaking in English
with classmates in my
current English class.
1

2

3

4

5

6

44. I enjoy doing pair work in my
current English class.
1

2

3

4

5

6

F Perceived Social Value of
Speaking English


Strongly Strongly
Disagree Agree
45.





My parents hope I become a
good speaker of English.
1

2

3

4

5

6

46. My friends think that its cool
to speak English.
1

2

3

4

5

6

47. My classmates want to be
able to speak in English.
1

2

3

4

5

6

48. Speaking English will help me
become a valued member of
society.
1

2

3

4

5

6

49. My English teachers hope
that I improve my English
speaking ability.
1

2

3

4

5

6

50. Japanese companies think
highly of workers who have
English speaking ability.

1

2

3

4

5

6

51. Speaking English will help me
become an internationally-
minded person.
1

2

3

4

5

6

52. My classmates want to speak
in English during class.
1

2

3

4

5

6