Shyness In Speaking English

Research question one is how shyness toward speaking English change as students grow up. The result between elementary school 3rd year and 5th year students found unconfident aspect of shyness was higher in 5th year, and other items did not change significantly. The considered reason for this result was students start worrying when they experience speaking English. Before they learn English, they do not know fear toward speaking English. Elementary school 3rd year did not start English activities officially at school, but 5th year start learning English. Also, 53% of 3rd year students answered they did not learn English before and, 76% answered they have no experience going to English conversation school on their private. It meant most 3rd year students (participants) have no experience of speaking English. From my data, elementary school 5th year, junior high and high school 2nd year did not have difference in the mean for this

In addition, they are over all shy for speaking English except shyness of enterprise depending on my data. On questionnaire, students had to choose option which is scale of one to four. Then, mean of four aspect of shyness found that their shyness is high. The prospective cause of this result of comparison between junior high and high school students is that there is no big difference how they study and learn English. Participants are from combined school of junior high and high school, so that their English teacher sometimes did not change and environment they use English did not change. As one of participants said, the consciousness towards speaking English was kept from junior high school to high school. There were no chances or occasions to have different attitude for speaking English even though junior high school students grow up to high school students while they are in the same school