St rat egies in Coping w it h Anxiet y in M icrot eaching Class in English Educat ion Depart m ent ,
Facult y of Languages and Art s, St at e Universit y of Yogyakart a
Abst ract
Ashadi, Lusi Nurhayat i, Ani Set yaningsih
The current st udy is not only view ing Anxiet y from Foreign Language Acquisit ion but more on st udent s’ performance in dealing w it h t eaching pract ices. The use of Foreign Language is only one aspect in t he research set t ing (M icrot eaching class).
Taking t he set t ing in an English Educat ion Depart m ent , t he st udy aims at (1) underst anding st udent s’ percept ion in at t ending M icrot eaching classes, (2) finding t he causes of anxiet y among st udent part icipant s in M icrot eaching, (3) ident ifying t he select ed st rat egies employed by part icipant s in M icrot eaching classes, and (4) M apping t he st rat egies t o cope w it h anxiet y in M icrot eaching. Init ially, quest ionnaires w ere used t o gain main t hem es in t he st udy follow ed by classroom
observat ions. These init ial st eps led t o const ruct ion of st ruct ured and in-dept h int erview quest ions on select ed part icipant s. To finalize t he analysis process a peer review by researcher and co-researchers w as carried out t o enhance t he t rusw ort hiness of t he st udy.
