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| Abstract : Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris |
| Speaking ability is one of the integral language components in English language acquisition.
This ability is a challenging one to master for ESL learners as it involves several linguistic and
non-linguistic features in presenting ideas and it is frequently associated with anxiety. Public
speaking anxiety is a common issue faced by students learning a second language. Feelings such
as stage frights and nervousness could contribute to their anxiety in communicating using the
target language. Other than that, the classroom environment, among other factors such as
instructor and peer pressure, could also pose as threats for students particularly in public
speaking settings. The present study aims to investigate whether public speaking anxiety can be
alleviated through the use of an online platform, video blogs. Creation of personal video blogs
could potentially help learners by providing a safe and non-threatening learning environment in
practising their public speaking skills. This study also aims to identify the factors that influence
participants’ use video blogs as a public speaking platform. A mixed-method approach is
designed to examine the effects of using video blogs. A set of questionnaire and semi-structured
interview were administered to groups of tertiary level ESL learners. Quantitative and
qualitative approaches to data analysis were carried out and results indicate that the use of video
blogs do bring significant improvement in reducing public speaking anxiety among ESL
learners. |
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