THE CORRELATION BETWEEN THE THIRD YEAR STUDENTS’ ANXIETY IN SPEAKING PERFORMANCE AND THEIR SPEAKING ABILITY AT THE ENGLISH DEPARTMENT OF BUNG HATTA UNIVERSITY

Vinny, Yuliamanda Putri and Khairul, Harha (2024) THE CORRELATION BETWEEN THE THIRD YEAR STUDENTS’ ANXIETY IN SPEAKING PERFORMANCE AND THEIR SPEAKING ABILITY AT THE ENGLISH DEPARTMENT OF BUNG HATTA UNIVERSITY. Diploma thesis, Universitas Bung Hatta.

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Abstract

The purpose of this research was to determine the correlation between third-year students' anxiety about speaking performance and their speaking ability in the English Department at Bung Hatta University. This study employed a correlational research design. The population consisted of third-year students enrolled in the 2020/2021 academic year. Due to the limited number of students, the researcher used a total sampling technique, resulting in a sample size of 27 students. Data were collected using a questionnaire and speaking tests. The reliability index for the questionnaire was 0.71, while the reliability index for the speaking test was 0.57. The results of the data analysis showed that the calculated r-value (r_calculated) was 0.455, while the r-table value (r_table) at a significance level of 0.05 with a degree of freedom (df = n-2) was 0.3809. This indicates that r_calculated is higher than r_table (0.455 > 0.3809). Therefore, it can be concluded that there is a significant correlation between thirdyear students' anxiety about speaking performance and their speaking ability. Consequently, the null hypothesis (H0), which states "there is no significant correlation between third-year students' anxiety about speaking performance and their speaking ability in the English Department at Bung Hatta University," is rejected. Based on these results, it can be interpreted that students' anxiety about speaking performance does have a significant correlation with their speaking ability. In other words, high anxiety in speaking performance is associated with higher speaking ability, while low anxiety is associated with lower speaking ability. Keywords: correlation, anxiety, speaking ability

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