The Gender’s Perception on Pre-Service Teacher’s Anxiety in Teaching English

Authors

  • Nina Hayuningtyas Islamic Department, Faculty of Tarbiyah and Teaching Training, UIN Kiai Haji Achmad Siddiq Jember, Indonesia
  • Mega Fariziah Nur Humairoh English Education Department, Faculty of Tarbiyah and Teaching Training, UIN Kiai Haji Achmad Siddiq Jember, Indonesia
  • Nidom Hamami UIN KHAS Jember
  • Siti Khodijah English Education Department, Faculty of Tarbiyah and Teaching Training, UIN Kiai Haji Achmad Siddiq Jember, Indonesia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.35719/annisa.v15i2.117

Keywords:

Gender in Education, Anxiety, English Pre-Service Teachers, ELT

Abstract

Teaching practice gives students experience and opportunities to learn how to teach in real schools. However, some may feel anxiety because they lack of teaching experience. Male and female could have different feelings. This feeling can cause potential problems to their learning and teaching process. This research aimed to discover the gender’s perception caused of Indonesian pre-service teachers’ anxiety in teaching English. This research employed both quantitative and qualitative methods. The data were collected from questionnaires and interview. The results show that several perceptions based on their gender contributing to pre-service teachers’ anxiety, namely: confidence, English teaching skills, preparation, lesson delivery, students’ profiles, evaluation skill and class management. While, in solving the problems, the participants applied personal, professional, social, and institutional coping strategies. Knowing the factors contributing the students’ anxiety in speaking based on the gender and how to solve it gave the pre-service teacher opportunity to reduce them

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Published

2022-12-28

How to Cite

Hayuningtyas , N. ., Fariziah Nur Humairoh, M. ., Hamami, N., & Khodijah, S. . (2022). The Gender’s Perception on Pre-Service Teacher’s Anxiety in Teaching English. An-Nisa Journal of Gender Studies, 15(2), 237–250. https://doi.org/10.35719/annisa.v15i2.117