Communication apprehension among first-year engineering degree students of Universiti Malaysia Perlis

Symposium of International Language & Knowledge (SiLK 2014), 14th-16th Feb 2014 was held at Hydro Hotel, Penang organized by Centre for International Languages, Universiti Malaysia Perlis.

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Main Author:	Mohd Azrizal, Mohd Salleh
Other Authors:	azrizalsalleh@unimap.edu.my
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	Universiti Malaysia Perlis 2014
Subjects:	Communicative apprehension English Oral skills
Online Access:	http://dspace.unimap.edu.my:80/dspace/handle/123456789/34633
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spelling	my.unimap-346332014-05-22T05:00:29Z Communication apprehension among first-year engineering degree students of Universiti Malaysia Perlis Mohd Azrizal, Mohd Salleh azrizalsalleh@unimap.edu.my Communicative apprehension English Oral skills Symposium of International Language & Knowledge (SiLK 2014), 14th-16th Feb 2014 was held at Hydro Hotel, Penang organized by Centre for International Languages, Universiti Malaysia Perlis. Prospective employers complained that 50% of graduates have unsatisfactory grasp of English communication skills. This study looks at the level of oral communication apprehension of the first-year Engineering Degree students of Universiti Malaysia Perlis. A questionnaire called the Personal Report of Communication Apprehension (PRCA-24) was administered to the students. Results show that 24.2% experience high communicative apprehension with 81.6% experience apprehension in public speaking. The paper discusses what educators can do to improve communicative apprehension 2014-05-22T05:00:29Z 2014-05-22T05:00:29Z 2014-02 Working Paper http://dspace.unimap.edu.my:80/dspace/handle/123456789/34633 en Proceeding of Symposium of International Language & Knowledge (SiLK 14);2014 Universiti Malaysia Perlis Centre of International Languages
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description	Symposium of International Language & Knowledge (SiLK 2014), 14th-16th Feb 2014 was held at Hydro Hotel, Penang organized by Centre for International Languages, Universiti Malaysia Perlis.
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title	Communication apprehension among first-year engineering degree students of Universiti Malaysia Perlis
title_short	Communication apprehension among first-year engineering degree students of Universiti Malaysia Perlis
title_full	Communication apprehension among first-year engineering degree students of Universiti Malaysia Perlis
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Communication apprehension among first-year engineering degree students of Universiti Malaysia Perlis

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