Influence of English conversational clubs on speech anxiety

This research described how English conversational clubs affect speech anxiety in eleventh-grade EFL students of a public school in Medellín. This was a qualitative research focused on a case study. The sample included six eleventh-grade students from a public school in Medellín, Antioquia. Data was...

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Autores:
Bohorquez Jimenez, Francy Dayana
Díaz Yepes, Nayelis Judith
Pupo Acosta, Yesmin Adriana
Jaramillo Garcia, Ginna Andrea
Tipo de recurso:
Trabajo de grado de pregrado
Fecha de publicación:
2024
Institución:
Universidad Católica Luis Amigó
Repositorio:
Repositorio Institucional Universidad Católica Luis Amigó
Idioma:
eng
OAI Identifier:
oai:repository.ucatolicaluisamigo.edu.co:20.500.14.531/4777
Acceso en línea:
http://repository.ucatolicaluisamigo.edu.co/handle/20.500.14.531/4777
Palabra clave:
Speech Anxiety
Motivation
Conversational clubs
EFL students
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Rights
restrictedAccess
License
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/
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Summary:This research described how English conversational clubs affect speech anxiety in eleventh-grade EFL students of a public school in Medellín. This was a qualitative research focused on a case study. The sample included six eleventh-grade students from a public school in Medellín, Antioquia. Data was collected using conversation clubs, interviews, and focus groups. The results showed that the manifestation of anxiety in EFL learners can be a negative factor in their learning process. However, when the topic of the conversation is of interest to them, students tend to do better in the language. Also, using different methods and activities to practice the language can help reduce anxiety and improve their English proficiency. The study recommends that English teachers seek strategies and implement activities to promote students' speech development by creating a comfortable and stress-free environment using strategies.