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Chapter 1
INTRODUCTION
some that creates a gap between being comfortable with the use
performance.
3
Theoretical Framework
or moral threats.
and education.
4
Conceptual Framework
English
Language
Learning
Anxiety
Communication
Anxiety The Extent of
English Academic
Fear of Language Performance Intervention
Negative Learning in English
Evaluation Anxiety
Test Anxiety
Anxiety in the
English
Classroom
7
questions:
of:
a. Communication Anxiety
c. Test Anxiety
a. Communication Anxiety
c. Test Anxiety
formulated:
Parents. This study will make the parents be aware about the
English.
Definition of Terms
(1996).
and even peer pressure may contribute and could affect the
(Kumar 2015).
(1986).
2015).
situations.
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Chapter 2
and understanding.
Sinwongsuwat, 2015).
with an object.
1991:16)
psychology.
and that the types of situations that cause anxiety differ from
person to person.
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language anxiety, but most of the teachers did not think it was
2012). While some learners think they lack the aptitude or gift
Ahmad, Nordin, & Rahman, 2013; Toghraee & Shahrokhi, 2014; Lian
out that most of the students had low and moderate levels of
anxiety.
Communication Anxiety
in Malaysia”.
class.
knowing what their teachers were talking about. For some, English
native speakers”.
Huang, 2011).
2014).
about them.
evaluation and the more unfamiliar and ambiguous the test tasks
feedback not only from other classmates but also from the
both lecturer and peers, cited in (Zhao Nao, 2007). In line with
in China found that the fear of negative evaluation was the most
than their peers’ and they were looking down at them. In addition,
(Jones, 2004).
Test Anxiety
makers can help reduce the students’ test anxiety. She examined
with no exemption.
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who knows the material well but his high anxiety and worry cause
factors may cause high test anxiety and accordingly lead to poor
2002).
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language”.
classmates.
have students working in pairs because the class may get out
they fell that they are constantly tested. Also, shy people feel
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p.70).
by many variables.
2011).
meant not only knowing words and uttering those in any form of
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culture.
own culture and the culture of the second language they were
When students did not know how and when to use the language,
Thomas, 2000)
Communication Anxiety
and Academic Performance
him/her out of his safety zone (Rapee & Heimberg, 1997)as cited
that the nature of test anxiety is complex, with the fear and
the condition for many students. The worry about the anxiety
as needed. Luckily for those who suffer from test anxiety, the
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(NAGAHASHI, 2007).
Sunday, 2013).
performance.
Chapter 3
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
instrument and the data analysis that were used in this study.
Research Design
It does not answer the question how, when and why the
1978).
under study.
formula by Slovin.
𝑁
𝑛=
1 + 𝑁(𝑒)2
𝑁
𝑛=
1 + 𝑁(𝑒)2
312
𝑛=
1 + 312(0.05)2
312
𝑛=
1 + 312(0.0025)
312
𝑛=
1 + 0.78
𝑛 = 175
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Sampling Techniques
ni= Ni (n)
N
respondents.
standard but the researcher had it subject for face and content
set of students.
Where:
as follows:
enrolled for the first semester of S.Y. 2017 – 2018. The survey
Data Analyses
follows:
𝑀𝑆𝑏
F = 𝑀𝑆𝑤
where:
(𝑂𝐹 − 𝐸𝐹)²
𝑥2 = ∑
𝐸𝐹
Where:
X2 = Chi-square
OF = Observed Frequency
EF = Expected Frequency
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Chapter 4
were no students who were in the very low level. The over-all
terms Test Anxiety, there were 8 who were very high, 65 were
36 were low and none were considered to have very low level of
Learning Anxiety, there were, there were 3 of them who had very
low level of anxiety, and none had a very low level. The over-all
what others may think about them as what stated in the study
instruction.
As a whole, the results of the study also mean that the English
to certain things that makes them feel anxious and just simply
ignore other matters that surrounds them. They may also feel
excited than normal as well as, they may also feel less confident.
Grade 11 students.
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On the above table shows that, there were 57 of them who were
Very Satisfactory. These were the students who were able to have
the rating scale of 85-89. Stated in the DepEd Order No. 73,
Satisfactory with grades from the scale of 75-79. The study also
shows that none of the respondents had Did Not Meet Expectations
Remarks, DepEd Order No. 8, Series of 2015. This also imply that
F-computed : 9.30
F-tabular : 2.62
Decision : Reject Ho
Interpretation : Significant @ 0.05 level of significance
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SUMMARY
Groups Count Sum Average Variance
Communication Anxiety 175 584.55 3.34 0.35
Fear of Negative Evaluation 175 590.84 3.38 0.39
Test Anxiety 175 578.42 3.31 0.27
Anxiety in the English Classroom 175 539.14 3.08 0.32
ANOVA
Source of
SS df MS F P-Value F-Crit Interpretation
Variation
Between
9.30 3 3.10 9.30 4.94 2.62 Significant
Groups
Within
232.07 696 0.33
Groups
them who got the score of 4.50 and 4.38, there were 5 who scored
scored 3.50, 15 got 3.38, 11 were 3.25 and 6 got the score of
them got 2.75, 5 were 2.63, 7 got 2.50, 1 got the score of 2.38
and 2.25. There were 6 of them who scored 2.13, 3 got 2.00 and
of 3.34.
got the score of 2.00, 1 got 4.88, 4.75 and 4.63. There 3 students
who scored 4.50, 6 got 4.38, 3 were 4.25, 6 scored 4.13 and there
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were 8 who scored 4.00. There were 10 out of 175 students scored
3.88, 14 scored 3.75, 7 got 3.63, 16 were 3.50, 18 got the score
2.38, 2 were 2.25, 4 got 2.13 and 1 got the score of 2.00.
3 of them who scored 4.75, 1 scored 4.5 and 4.38. There were
12 got 3.88 and 16 were 3.75. The score of 19 students were 3.50,
There were 17 students scored 2.88, 4 got the score of 2.63 and
2.50, 6 were 2.38 and 1 scored 2.25 and 1.00. The over-all mean
got the score of 4.50, 4.25 and 4.13. There were 2 respondents
scored 4.00, 7 were 3.88, 9 got 3.63, and there were 16 students
who scored 3.50 and 3.38. 13 students scored 3.25, 9 were 3.13,
2.50 and 7 were 2.38. There were 8 out 175 scored 2.25, 6 were
2.13 and 2 scored 1.88. The over-all mean for Anxiety in the
Students
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The table on the previous page shows that out of 175 students
there were 3 who got very high level of English Language Learning
anxiety, none of the respondents obtained very low and did not
Chapter 5
Summary of Findings
of 3.08, respectively.
High School with a computed value of 9.30 that was less than
Conclusions
satisfactory.
Communication in Context.
Recommendations
and methodologies since the study shows that students are Very
issue.