Investigation of Speaking Anxiety in Case Study Method Classroom

Abstract

Speaking is one of the skills in learning English that needs to be mastered.  This skill is very important to the master because it relates to the real life of  students in communicating. But in fact there are still many students who have  anxiety in speaking let alone using English. The use of the case method in  learning English can be a solution in improving students’ speaking skills in  class. In this study, researchers used the case method as a tool to increase  student motivation in improving students’ speaking skills in learning  activities in class. This study aims to investigate students’ speaking anxiety  in the study method in the classroom. This is qualitative research as a research  design. The participants of this research were 10 students from the English  Education Department. Questionnaires and interviews are used by writers as  data collection techniques. The results of this study indicate that students  agree that the case study method can improve their speaking skills because  the case study method often asks students to find solutions to many cases and  expressing their opinions in front of the class makes them participate in  presentations and discussions. Not only that, students believed that the case  study method also made students feel motivated to speak in front of the class.  So it can be concluded that most students will feel anxious when appointed  to speak or express their opinion in front of the class, and they believe that  speaking skill is the most difficult thing to master.