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Fear Of Competency In English As A Second Language

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In Thailand, students study English as a second language for more than 12 years, but this figure might not imply the competency in English skills of Thai student. Even though they spend years of studying for formal education, most of them get stick in a particular skill level and could not improve furthermore since they might not actually aware of the root causes and its effects. In order to cope with the problem, they need to understand a delicate process consist of (1) understanding what impede the English development progress, (2) how to develop the skills in a productive manner and (3) how to utilize evaluation to accelerate to progress. First of all, fear of failure could impede the progress of English development skills. This kind of fear limits the output provided by students. Because they are afraid of getting embarrassment and negative feedback, they avoid communication in English including writing and speaking. As a result, there is no output from the students and the possible errors cannot be identified. Also, it eliminates the opportunity for learners to improve themselves due to procrastination. According to Adam McCaffrey, a researcher who proposes Self-Determination Theory, fear of making mistakes is frequently related as the cause of procrastination and level of anxiety about academic failures can reflect the level of procrastination in achieving high academic performance [1]. Most Thai students, for example, make an excuse that they are shy, but the

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