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ESL Students communication apprehension and their choice of communicative activities

Wan Zumusni Wan Mustapha, and Noriah Ismal, and Singh, Deepak Singh Ratan, and Suhaidi Elias Alias, (2010) ESL Students communication apprehension and their choice of communicative activities. Asean Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 2 (1). pp. 23-29. ISSN ISSN :1985-5826

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Abstract

In order to examine the English communication apprehension (CA) of ESL students at the tertiary level, this study surveyed and analysed 50 students in their final year of the Bachelor in Business Administration (BBA) programme at UiTM Johor. The study looked at the types of English anguage activities preferred by the students, as well as those they perceived as helpful. The results indicate that the students have a comparatively high level of ommunication apprehension. The study also reveals that the students prefer group discussion as a way of reducing their ommunicative anxiety.

Item Type:Journal
Keywords:communication apprehension, ESL students, communicative activities, English as a second language
Subjects:L Education
ID Code:9338

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