OVERCOMING COMMUNICATIVE ANXIETY IN SPEAKING CLASSES: PSYCHOLOGICAL AND METHODOLOGICAL STRATEGIES

The inability to speak correctly because of communicative anxiety in speaking classes serves as an ongoing obstacle which prevents EFL and ESL students from learning languages effectively. The research study investigates speaking anxiety through its psychological foundations and it presents evidence-based teaching methods which instructors can use to decrease student fear while developing authentic communication skills. The research results show that teacher-centered support combined with learner autonomy development and task design based on psychological principles can effectively reduce communicative anxiety.