Speaking Anxiety Among Turkish EFL Students (Case of IBSU)

Abstract

Since English is one the most widely spoken languages in the world, speaking anxiety could become a serious problem for learners.
Hence,
to
prevent
further
negative
consequences,
caused
by
this
issue
(such
as
loss
of
motivation
while
learning
the
target

language,
avoiding
speaking
in
public,
etc.),
it
needs
to
be
deeply
studied.
The
study
investigates
the
feelings
of
English
language

anxiety
among
Turkish
EFL

students. The study revealed that the majority of the participant, despite their gender and level differences,

more or less experienced English language anxiety. The article seeks to find out the types of anxiety felt by foreign
language learners and also provides several ways how to cope with it.