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DHIMAS YANUAR NUR ROCHMAT, K2211026. The negative effect of Anxiety in Speaking Performance. First consultant: Prof. Dr. Joko Nurkamto, M.Pd. Second Consultant: Hefy Sulistyawati, S.S., M.Pd. A Thesis: Surakarta. English Education Department, Teacher Training and Education Faculty, Sebelas Maret University, 2018.
The objectives of this research: (1) to describe the negative effects of anxiety in speaking performance. (2) To explain how the anxiety affects negatively in students’ speaking performance. This research is a result of library research conducted by researcher entitled “The Negative Effect of Anxiety in Speaking Performance”. The data of this research were obtained from books and scientific journals which are related and explained the effect of anxiety in speaking performance or the effect of anxiety in students’ speaking performance.
The research findings proves that anxiety is negatively impacted speaking performance and the EFL students’ speaking performance. From the research conducted by the researcher found that there are three anxiety that negatively affecting speaking performance namely, communication apprehension, test anxiety, fear of negative evaluation. The benefits of this study are viewed from several dimension. First, to explain the negative effect of anxiety toward speaking performance. Second, to prevent anxiety from negatively affecting speaking performance. Third, students and teachers can understand, then avoid anxiety toward affecting negatively in their speaking performance.

Key Words: Anxiety, speaking performance, library research