STUDENTS’ ANXIETY ON SPEAKING ENGLISH IN PRESENTATION SESSIONS: A CASE STUDY

Anxiety is an uncomfortable feeling of nervousness or worries about something that is happening or might happen in the future. Anxiety can increase when someone is doing an English presentation. This research aims to find out what are the problems of student anxiety when doing English presentations. This research uses a qualitative method with a case study approach. This research took three students as respondents. Furthermore, the data collection techniques in this research are observation, documentation, and interview and the data are analyzed using thematic. The results obtained from this study are the triggers for the emergence of student anxiety when doing English presentations and how to overcome this anxiety. The first is nervousness, this happens because students feel they cannot answer the examiner's questions and are afraid that they cannot deliver the material optimally. The second is the examining lecturer, students are often afraid of the examining lecturer when giving questions or suggestions that make them feel pressured. And the last is the way or strategy of students to overcome their anxiety when making presentations, students argue that the way they overcome anxiety is by praying, trying to stay calm, thinking positively, and making sure to study the material well.