Public speaking anxiety and its relationship with attitude and motivation among Jordanian EFL learners

This study aimed at identifying the attitudes of Jordanian EFL learners toward English public speaking skills. Secondly, it is intended to identify the motivational level of Jordanian EFL learners and to determine if they have integrative or instrumental motivation toward English public speaking ski...

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Main Author:	Alsaleem, Alaa Abdullah Mesleh
Format:	Thesis
Language:	eng eng eng
Published:	2023
Subjects:	PE English
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spelling	my-uum-etd.106352023-08-14T07:22:54Z Public speaking anxiety and its relationship with attitude and motivation among Jordanian EFL learners 2023 Alsaleem, Alaa Abdullah Mesleh Hamzah, Mohd Hilmi Awang Had Salleh Graduate School of Arts & Sciences Awang Had Salleh Graduate School of Art & Sciences PE English This study aimed at identifying the attitudes of Jordanian EFL learners toward English public speaking skills. Secondly, it is intended to identify the motivational level of Jordanian EFL learners and to determine if they have integrative or instrumental motivation toward English public speaking skills. Besides, it aimed to investigate how attitude and motivation affect English public speaking anxiety. Lastly, it aimed to explore how Jordanian EFL learners perceive their English public speaking anxiety. The study employed a mixed-methods research design. Based on non-probability purposive sampling, 191 Jordanian PhD EFL students responded to the questionnaire. Besides, interviews were conducted with six Jordanian PhD EFL students. The findings indicated that the attitude of Jordanian EFL learners towards English public speaking was low. More precisely, the result indicated that most Jordanian EFL learners (PhD students) have a negative attitude toward speaking English in public. Moreover, Jordanian PhD students had a low level of motivation. Besides, it was found that even though the motivation level of students towards English public speaking skills was low, they can be motivated instrumentally. Additionally, attitude and motivation were significantly correlated with English public speaking anxiety, suggesting that English public speaking anxiety among Jordanian EFL learners was negatively affected by their attitude and their level of motivation. Lastly, qualitative findings are consistent with the quantitative findings, supporting the fact that students had a negative attitude and low motivation toward speaking in English in public. The results have many outcomes for EFL teachers and policymakers, all of which may benefit EFL students by increasing their motivation and enhancing their attitude toward speaking English in public, hence reducing their level of anxiety. 2023 Thesis https://etd.uum.edu.my/10635/ https://etd.uum.edu.my/10635/1/permission%20to%20deposit-not%20allow-s903615.pdf text eng staffonly https://etd.uum.edu.my/10635/2/s903615_01.pdf text eng 2025-08-25 staffonly https://etd.uum.edu.my/10635/3/s903615_02.pdf text eng staffonly other doctoral Universiti Utara Malaysia
institution	Universiti Utara Malaysia
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advisor	Hamzah, Mohd Hilmi
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spellingShingle	PE English Alsaleem, Alaa Abdullah Mesleh Public speaking anxiety and its relationship with attitude and motivation among Jordanian EFL learners
description	This study aimed at identifying the attitudes of Jordanian EFL learners toward English public speaking skills. Secondly, it is intended to identify the motivational level of Jordanian EFL learners and to determine if they have integrative or instrumental motivation toward English public speaking skills. Besides, it aimed to investigate how attitude and motivation affect English public speaking anxiety. Lastly, it aimed to explore how Jordanian EFL learners perceive their English public speaking anxiety. The study employed a mixed-methods research design. Based on non-probability purposive sampling, 191 Jordanian PhD EFL students responded to the questionnaire. Besides, interviews were conducted with six Jordanian PhD EFL students. The findings indicated that the attitude of Jordanian EFL learners towards English public speaking was low. More precisely, the result indicated that most Jordanian EFL learners (PhD students) have a negative attitude toward speaking English in public. Moreover, Jordanian PhD students had a low level of motivation. Besides, it was found that even though the motivation level of students towards English public speaking skills was low, they can be motivated instrumentally. Additionally, attitude and motivation were significantly correlated with English public speaking anxiety, suggesting that English public speaking anxiety among Jordanian EFL learners was negatively affected by their attitude and their level of motivation. Lastly, qualitative findings are consistent with the quantitative findings, supporting the fact that students had a negative attitude and low motivation toward speaking in English in public. The results have many outcomes for EFL teachers and policymakers, all of which may benefit EFL students by increasing their motivation and enhancing their attitude toward speaking English in public, hence reducing their level of anxiety.
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title	Public speaking anxiety and its relationship with attitude and motivation among Jordanian EFL learners
title_short	Public speaking anxiety and its relationship with attitude and motivation among Jordanian EFL learners
title_full	Public speaking anxiety and its relationship with attitude and motivation among Jordanian EFL learners
title_fullStr	Public speaking anxiety and its relationship with attitude and motivation among Jordanian EFL learners
title_full_unstemmed	Public speaking anxiety and its relationship with attitude and motivation among Jordanian EFL learners
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granting_institution	Universiti Utara Malaysia
granting_department	Awang Had Salleh Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
publishDate	2023
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Public speaking anxiety and its relationship with attitude and motivation among Jordanian EFL learners

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