The Relationship between University Preparatory School Students' Foreign Anxiety Levels and Their Use of Oral Communication Strategies


Thesis Type: Postgraduate

Institution Of The Thesis: Gazi University, Turkey

Approval Date: 2018

Thesis Language: English

Student: Münevver Mine Şenyıl Güzelderen

Supervisor: Cemal Çakır

Abstract:

The present study aims to find out whether there is a relationship between the oral communication strategy use and anxiety levels among university preparatory school students in an EFL context. In order to explore the relationship between the use of oral communication strategies and foreign language anxiety levels, a background questionnaire, a 23-item Oral Communication Strategy Inventory (OCSI), and a 33-item Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale (FLCAS) were distributed to 800 students from Turkey who are studying at preparatory schools of four different universities. In addition, this study also identified whether the use oral communication strategies differs in terms of demographic variables. The findings of the study revealed that there is a negative and medium level relationship between the oral communication strategy use of preparatory school students in Turkey and their foreign language anxiety.