Abstract

The Effect of Apprehension in English Speaking Performance on EFL

Estabraq Rasheed Ibrahim

Volume: 11 Issue: 3 2021

Abstract:

English language provides the way to connect with diverse cultures and gives an open door to the world communication. So, being able to express ourselves via using a foreign language will support to make a real connotation with people and recognize more about their lifestyles. As such, the current research is related with the effect of apprehension in English speaking performance on EFL. In focus, the purposes of research is to introduce a literature review about the topic via detecting the level of speaking apprehension, viewing the speaking apprehension's kind and elucidating the fundamental aspects that lead to speaking apprehension among Iraqi EFL students. The research's sample consists of (25) students in 3rd year at University of Mustansiriyah Faculty of Basic education department of English in 2020-2021. The researcher forms a procedure as to accomplish the goals of the study, and for investigating the effect of apprehension on English speaking performance on Iraqi EFL students, he makes a questionnaire as a study instrument to collect data, then, employing the questionnaire on the sample and lastly scrutinizing the data, deliberating the outcomes and constructing some conclusions.

DOI: http://doi.org/10.37648/ijrssh.v11i03.036

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