EFL LEARNERS’ ANXIETY IN ORAL PRESENTATION IN LAW DEPARTMENT AT UNIVERSITYOF MUHAMMADIYAH MALANG

This study was intended to investigate the level of language anxiety of
EFL students in the ESP program in law department at University of
Muhammadiyah Malang.In this study, the researcher usedquantitative approach
with survey research design. The survey research was conducted at University of
Muhammadiyah Malang in the first semester of ESP program in law department
(class A and B).The total population in this research was 78 students. In this
study, the Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale (FLCAS) instrument
(Howitz et.al, 1986) was used to collect the data.This study also aims to
investigate the types of anxiety that provokes students feel nervous when making
oral presentations in language classroom.Based on the results of information from
respondents, the finding showed that the foreign language anxiety level in oral
presentation among EFL students in the ESP program in law department
demonstrated that 96% of the students experience low level anxiety of FLCA as
the toppercentage, 2% of students having moderate low anxiety and 2% of
students having moderate anxiety. The findingimplies that students of law
department at university of Muhammadiyah Malang seem to have low-level
anxiety in terms of foreign language classroom anxiety. Research on the three
types of anxiety also showed that communication apprehension, test anxiety, and
fear of negative evaluations may have a major impact on the teaching and learning
process of students, especially in speaking foreign languages. Based on the results
of this research, communication apprehension was found as a type of FLA which
is the main source of participant FLA followed by fear of negative evaluation
andanxiety test.