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Using Pecha Kucha presentations to improve students’ English public speaking anxiety levels at the University of Trieste
Percival, Karen
Read, Katrina Ann
2025
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e-ISBN
978-88-5511-668-8
Abstract
This paper is based on research carried out to explore whether preparation for giving a Pecha Kucha presentation would lower English language students’ foreign language classroom anxiety. A small sample of 41 English language students from the University of Trieste completed a 32-item foreign language anxiety (FLA) self-evaluation questionnaire at the start of their language course and 27 completed the questionnaire again prior to being assessed on the basis of a Pecha Kucha presentation. Students answered the questions using a 5-point Likert scale. The results of the two questionnaires and observation of the presentations indicate that 67% of students reported an increase in levels of FLA prior to assessment. No correlation was observed between selfreported FLA levels and the test scores which assessed language retrieval and fluency skills. Reports of lower levels of FLA observed as students delivered their presentations indicated that students’ self-perceived FLA levels did not necessarily tally with those observed by assessors.
Publisher
EUT Edizioni Università di Trieste
Source
Karen Percival, Katrina Ann Read, "Using Pecha Kucha presentations to improve students’ English public speaking anxiety levels at the University of Trieste" in: "Joanne Baldoni, José Francisco Medina Montero, Simonetta Pasqualis (a cura di), "Ridefinire/rivitalizzare l’istruzione linguistica attraverso la comunicazione interculturale: dalle abilità tecniche/digitali ai risvolti etici in un mondo digitale", Trieste, EUT Edizioni Università di Trieste, 2025, pp. 339; ill.", EUT Edizioni Università di Trieste, Trieste, 2025, pp. 155-170
Languages
en
Rights
Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
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