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A multidimensional assessment of Malaysian polytechnic students’ communication apprehension in oral presentations

ocusing on situation, audience, context, and trait-based factors, this study examined the multidimensional aspects of Malaysian polytechnic students' communication apprehension during oral presentations. A total of 116 engineering and business diploma students enrolled in an English communicati...

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Main Authors: Marcus Kho, Gee Whai, Ting, Su Hie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Asian Scholars Network (ASNet) 2024
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P Philology. Linguistics
Online Access:http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/47175/1/2024_AJRESS_Kho_Ting_multiD_CA_6%283%29_pp343_360.pdf
http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/47175/
https://myjms.mohe.gov.my/index.php/ajress/article/view/27371
https://doi.org/10.55057/ajress.2024.6.3.28
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spelling my.unimas.ir-471752025-01-02T02:06:51Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/47175/ A multidimensional assessment of Malaysian polytechnic students’ communication apprehension in oral presentations Marcus Kho, Gee Whai Ting, Su Hie P Philology. Linguistics ocusing on situation, audience, context, and trait-based factors, this study examined the multidimensional aspects of Malaysian polytechnic students' communication apprehension during oral presentations. A total of 116 engineering and business diploma students enrolled in an English communication course at a polytechnic in Sarawak were selected to participate in a survey based on McCroskey's (1984) Personal Report of Public Speaking Anxiety (PRPSA). The results revealed that situation and audience-based communication apprehension in oral presentations were more prevalent than context and trait-based communication apprehension, indicating the significant influence of the communicative environment and audience dynamics on students' speech anxiety. Hence, the need for targeted pedagogical strategies by educators and administrators to alleviate students' communication apprehension and specific training programmes simulating various speaking scenarios and audiences is pivotal. Asian Scholars Network (ASNet) 2024 Article PeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/47175/1/2024_AJRESS_Kho_Ting_multiD_CA_6%283%29_pp343_360.pdf Marcus Kho, Gee Whai and Ting, Su Hie (2024) A multidimensional assessment of Malaysian polytechnic students’ communication apprehension in oral presentations. Asian Journal of Research in Education and Social Sciences, 6 (3). pp. 343-360. ISSN 2682-8502 https://myjms.mohe.gov.my/index.php/ajress/article/view/27371 https://doi.org/10.55057/ajress.2024.6.3.28
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Marcus Kho, Gee Whai
Ting, Su Hie
A multidimensional assessment of Malaysian polytechnic students’ communication apprehension in oral presentations
description ocusing on situation, audience, context, and trait-based factors, this study examined the multidimensional aspects of Malaysian polytechnic students' communication apprehension during oral presentations. A total of 116 engineering and business diploma students enrolled in an English communication course at a polytechnic in Sarawak were selected to participate in a survey based on McCroskey's (1984) Personal Report of Public Speaking Anxiety (PRPSA). The results revealed that situation and audience-based communication apprehension in oral presentations were more prevalent than context and trait-based communication apprehension, indicating the significant influence of the communicative environment and audience dynamics on students' speech anxiety. Hence, the need for targeted pedagogical strategies by educators and administrators to alleviate students' communication apprehension and specific training programmes simulating various speaking scenarios and audiences is pivotal.
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title A multidimensional assessment of Malaysian polytechnic students’ communication apprehension in oral presentations
title_short A multidimensional assessment of Malaysian polytechnic students’ communication apprehension in oral presentations
title_full A multidimensional assessment of Malaysian polytechnic students’ communication apprehension in oral presentations
title_fullStr A multidimensional assessment of Malaysian polytechnic students’ communication apprehension in oral presentations
title_full_unstemmed A multidimensional assessment of Malaysian polytechnic students’ communication apprehension in oral presentations
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url http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/47175/1/2024_AJRESS_Kho_Ting_multiD_CA_6%283%29_pp343_360.pdf
http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/47175/
https://myjms.mohe.gov.my/index.php/ajress/article/view/27371
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