The Effects of Using a Guidance Activities Package for Reducing Anxiety in Speaking Japanese Language of Upper Secondary Students of Pathumthep Wittayakarn School in Nong Khai Province

Abstract

         The objectives of this research were (1) to comparative the levels of anxiety in speaking Japanese Language of upper secondary students of Pathumthep Wittayakarn School in Nongkhai province before and after the experiment of using a guidance activities package for reducing anxiety in speaking Japanese Language; and (2) to compare the levels of anxiety in speaking Japanese Language of upper secondary students of Pathumthep Wittayakarn School at the end of the experiment and during the follow up period. The research subjects consisted of 75 upper secondary students who enrolled in the Japanese Language Course of Pathumthep Wittayakarn School in the second semester of the 2017 academic year. The sample consisted of 30 randomly selected upper secondary students who enrolled in the Japanese Language Course of Pathumthep Wittayakarn School in the second semester of the 2017 academic year. The employed research instruments were a guidance activities package for reducing anxiety in speaking Japanese Language, and a scale to assess anxiety in speaking Japanese Language, with .86 reliability coefficient. Statistics employed for data analysis were the percentage, mean, standard deviation, and t-test. The research findings revealed that (1) anxiety in speaking Japanese Language of experimental group was lower after did the experiments at the .05 level; and (2) the levels of anxiety in speaking Japanese Language of the experimental group students at the end of the experiment and during the follow up period were not significantly different.