The Strategies in Reducing the Students’ Anxiety in Speaking English at SMA Pergis Yapki Maros

Abstract

This study was conducted to investigated how are students’ strategies in reducing their anxiety in speaking English and what are factors affecting students’ anxietyin speaking English. This research was applied to students at SMA Pergis Yapki Maros. This study employed qualitative approach. The data were obtained from observation, recording, and interview. The researcher made observationsusing video recording devices and field notes. The findings showed that aspects of anxiety were: Worried, Nervous, Fear, and Shame. Moreover, the effects of anxiety were: Lack of confidence, Lack of Material Mastery, Forgetting the Material or blank, Lack of Consentrate and Unsatisfied Result. Furthermore, the strategies used by the students to reduce their anxiety in speaking English were : Preparation, Relax, Self Confidence, Peer Seeking, Ignoring Audience and Holding Script