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The Foreign Language Classroom Speaking Confidence Questionnaire

This is a questionnaire about learning English. Read the statements and choose

from the below scale of 1 to 6 to describe how accurately they describe yourself.

Your responses will remain anonymous and will have no effect on your course

grades. Individual student responses will not be made publicly available. Please

answer as honestly as possible.

A Foreign LanguageClassroom Speaking

AnxietyStrongly StronglyDisagree Agree

1. Im worried that otherstudents in class speakEnglish better than I do.

1 2 3 4 5 6

2. I feel nervous speakingEnglish in front of the entireclass.

1 2 3 4 5 6

3. Im worried that my partnerspeaks better English than Ido.

1 2 3 4 5 6

4. I start to panic when I speakin English with a classmate ina pair.

1 2 3 4 5 6

5. Im worried about makingmistakes while speakingEnglish.

1 2 3 4 5 6

6. I feel nervous when I cantexpress my opinion inEnglish.

1 2 3 4 5 6

7. Im afraid my partner willlaugh when I speak English

with a classmate in a pair.

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8. Im worried about makingmistakes when I speakEnglish with a partner.

1 2 3 4 5 6

9. I feel tense when I have tospeak English with aclassmate in a pair.

1 2 3 4 5 6

10. Im afraid that others in agroup discussion will laugh ifI speak English.

1 2 3 4 5 6

11. I can feel my heart poundingwhen its my turn to speak

English in a group.

1 2 3 4 5 6

B Perceived ForeignLanguage SpeakingSelf-Competence

Strongly StronglyDisagree Agree

12. I can order food in English ina restaurant.

1 2 3 4 5 6

13. I can introduce myself inEnglish during pair work to aclassmate.

1 2 3 4 5 6

14. I can talk about my hobbiesin English during pair workwith a classmate.

1 2 3 4 5 6

15. I can give an English speechin a group of my classmates.

1 2 3 4 5 6

16. I can give an Englishpresentation as part of agroup in front of my class.

1 2 3 4 5 6

17. I can easily join in aconversation in a group ofnative English speakers.

1 2 3 4 5 6

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18. I can give street directions inEnglish to a foreigner.

1 2 3 4 5 6

19. I can give an individualspeech in English in front ofmy class.

1 2 3 4 5 6

C Desire to SpeakEnglish Strongly Strongly

Disagree Agree

20. I want to find friends fromEnglish-speaking countries.

1 2 3 4 5 6

21. I want to become a goodspeaker of English.

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22. I want to speak English withpeople from differentcountries.

1 2 3 4 5 6

23. I want to be able to expressmy opinions and ideas inEnglish.

1 2 3 4 5 6

24. I want to visit English-speaking countries.

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25. I want to speak English asmuch as possible in my

English class.

1 2 3 4 5 6

26. I want to find opportunitiesto speak English outsideclass.

1 2 3 4 5 6

27. I want to speak English withforeign exchange students atmy university.

1 2 3 4 5 6

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28. I want to speak in English tomy English teacher.

1 2 3 4 5 6

D Past English ClassroomExperiences Strongly Strongly

Disagree Agree

29. I felt encouraged to speakEnglish in my high schoolEnglish classes.

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30. I enjoyed doing pair work inmy high school Englishclasses.

1 2 3 4 5 6

31. I enjoyed speaking withclassmates in my high schoolEnglish classes.

1 2 3 4 5 6

32. I spoke English frequentlywith classmates during myhigh school English classes.

1 2 3 4 5 6

33. I did enjoyable andinteresting activities in myhigh school English classes.

1 2 3 4 5 6

34. I liked my high schoolEnglish teachers.

1 2 3 4 5 6

35. High school English classeshad a comfortable

atmosphere.

1 2 3 4 5 6

36. I got along well withclassmates in my high schoolEnglish classes.

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E Current EnglishClassroom Perception Strongly Strongly

Disagree Agree

37. I feel comfortable expressing

my opinions in Japanese inmy current English class.

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38. I feel comfortable in mycurrent English class.

1 2 3 4 5 6

39. The current English classatmosphere is good.

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40. There are many opportunitiesto speak with classmates inmy current English class.

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41. I get along with my currentEnglish classmates.

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42. My current English classmakes me feel relaxed.

1 2 3 4 5 6

43. I enjoy speaking in Englishwith classmates in mycurrent English class.

1 2 3 4 5 6

44. I enjoy doing pair work in mycurrent English class.

1 2 3 4 5 6

F Perceived Social Value ofSpeaking English Strongly Strongly

Disagree Agree

45. My parents hope I become agood speaker of English.

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46. My friends think that its coolto speak English.

1 2 3 4 5 6

47. My classmates want to beable to speak in English.

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48. Speaking English will help mebecome a valued member ofsociety.

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49. My English teachers hopethat I improve my English

speaking ability.

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50. Japanese companies thinkhighly of workers who haveEnglish speaking ability.

1 2 3 4 5 6

51. Speaking English will help mebecome an internationally-minded person.

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52. My classmates want to speakin English during class.

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