AN ANALYSIS ON FACTORS AFFECTING STUDENTS' ANXIETY IN A FOREIGN LANGUAGE LEARNING CLASSROOM

Abstract

Ulfay Lisdia Ningrum, 2025. “An Analysis of Factors that Affected Students' Anxiety in a Foreign Language Learning Classroom”. Thesis (S1) Tadris English Study Program (TBI). Faculty of Tarbiyah and Teachers Training (FTIK). State Islamic Institute of Pontianak (IAIN). Supervisor I: Segu, M.A. Supervisor II: Vibry Andina Nurhidayah, M.Hum. Academic Year 2024/2025. This study aimed to determine the factors that influenced students' anxiety in foreign language learning in the classroom, as well as to identify which factors had the most significant influence on the level of anxiety. This study was motivated by the number of students who showed anxiety when taking foreign language lessons, which had an impact on their learning process and results. This research was a quantitative study using a factorial analysis design. It was conducted at SMAN 3 Pontianak with 165 participants from 11th grade. Data collection techniques included the Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale (FLCAS) questionnaire, interviews, and documentation. The results showed that there were three main factors that influenced students' anxiety in foreign language learning, namely Communication Apprehension, Test Anxiety, and Fear of Negative Evaluation. Among the three factors, Communication Apprehension was found to be the most significant factor influencing students' anxiety levels. Based on these findings, it could be concluded that Communication Apprehension was the dominant factor that caused anxiety in foreign language learning. Therefore, it was important for educators to create a supportive, interactive, and pressure-free learning atmosphere so that students felt more confident in communicating using a foreign language.