%0 Journal Article
%@ 2598-0556
%A Adaninggar Septi Subekti
%A Selvie Gaman Goram
%D 2022
%F katalog:9366
%I Departemen Bahasa, Seni dan Manajemen Budaya (DBSMB) Sekolah Vokasi, Universitas Gadjah Mada
%J JLA (Jurnal Lingua Aplicata)
%K online English speaking class, role-play activities, speaking anxiety, thematic analysis
%N 1
%P 33-43
%T ROLE-PLAY AND SPEAKING ANXIETY: A CASE STUDY IN AN ONLINE ENGLISH SPEAKING CLASS
%U https://katalog.ukdw.ac.id/9366/
%V 6
%X Though studies about role-plays may be frequent, studies specifically investigating the possible relation between  role-plays  and  speaking  anxiety  may  still  be  very  rare,  particularly  in  the  Indonesian second/foreign (L2)  context,  despite  anxiety  being  a quite  widespread  phenomenon  among language learners. Hence,  the present  study  was  conducted  to  investigateIndonesianlearners'  extent  of participation  in  role-play  activities  in  an  online  English  speaking  class and learners’and  teachers' views about role-plays concerning speaking anxiety. The study employed a qualitative case study using online observations and interviews. The participants were 25 English education department learners and two teachers implementing role-plays. Through observations, the study found that role-plays were unable  to  make  most  of  the  learner  participants  voluntarily  participate  in  class.  Through  interviews analysed  using  Thematic  Analysis,  the  study  found  three  themes. Learners'  nervousness  and  fear  of making  mistakes  negatively  affected  their  role-play  performances. Authentic  situations  in  role-plays allowed them to feel more comfortable. Next, preparing role-playfor performances in groups lessenedlearners’ anxiety. Itis suggested that teachers offered learners choices whether to do live role-plays or show pre-recorded one. The latter mayreduce anxiety and make it possible for learners to redo some parts allowing them to showcase their best possible performance.