THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SELF-EFFICACY AND LECTURER’S ASSERTIVE BEHAVIOR WITH JAPANESE PUBLIC SPEAKING ANXIETY

Abstract

This quantitative research aimed to determine the relationship between self-efficacy and lecturer’s assertive behavior with Japanese language anxiety experienced by Japanese language student. The population in this study was the students of Japanese online course. The samples were selected by using Stratified Random Sampling technique and The respondents in this study were 55 intermediate Japanese learners from 3 Japanese online courses  kukche, cetta, and nexs academy. 20 of them had less than 1 year of Japanese learning experience, 12 had 1-2 years, 17 had 3-4 years, and 6 had more than 5 years of learning experience. data collection techniques in the form of the Self-Efficacy Scale and the Public Speaking Anxiety Scale and lecturer’s assertive behavior scale. The data, then, were analyzed by multivariate linear regression. The two scales were prepared by the researcher in the form of a Likert Scale based on aspects of self-efficacy (Bandura, 1997) and aspects of anxiety in public (Rogers, 2004). Data analysis was conducted using Pearson Product Moment correlation.The results of data analysis show that there is a negative relationship between self-efficacy and anxiety of speaking a foreign language in public. the higher the self-efficacy of students, the lower the level of speaking anxiety when using a foreign language (Japanese) in public, and vice versa, the lower the self-efficacy of students, the higher their speaking anxiety when using a foreign language (Japanese) in public. The result also showed that self-efficacy and lecturer’s assertive behavior significantly contributed to foreign language anxiety.