PUBLIC ENGLISH-SPEAKING ANXIETY

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Directions: This instrument contains 20 statements and questions that people sometimes make
about themselves or others. Please indicate whether or not you believe each statement applies to
you by marking whether you:

Strongly Disagree= 1; Disagree=2; Neutral=3; Agree=4; Strongly Agree=5

Strongly Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly

Disagree Agree
1. Is online socializing helps people
develop English vocabulary?
2. What do you think, do people fear
limited English vocabulary?
3. Do you believe that accent stops people
from talking in English?
4. Do you agree, people fake English
accent to make an impression on others?
5. What do you think, low confidence
increases fear of speaking English in
front of others?
6. Can shyness stop people from
communicating in English?
7. Being a social person makes one
confident in speaking English in public.
8. Do you feel the negative judgment of
oneself increases fear of speaking
English in gatherings?
9. Does social phobia (fear of speaking in
public) raise fear of speaking English?
10. What do you think people with mood
swings don’t perform well in English?
11. Being perfect in English is necessary for
speaking in English.
12. Do you think an educated family
background plays an important role in
decreasing English public speaking
anxiety?
13. Are people with high status speak better
English?
14. Do you feel anxious in the presence of
someone with better English speaking
skills?
15. Do you think others will make fun of you
if you speak in English?
16. Does heartbeat quicken or a person
stutter while presenting in English?
17. Do you think people with low self-
esteem cannot perform well in English?
18. Do you think that parents with good
communication skills make a child
confident in speaking in English?
19. Have you enjoyed interacting with
people in English from childhood?
20. Do you think hearing problems trouble
speaking English in front of others?