Valle Zapata, LilianaAtencia Rodríguez, Luisa FernandaGaviria Álvarez, Valentina2023-02-052023-02-052023-01-21https://repositorio.unicordoba.edu.co/handle/ucordoba/7014This study seeks to explore the strategies used by a fifth-semester student from an English language teaching program from a public university to cope with speaking anxiety and to identify the external factors that may cause this specific type of anxiety. For this, a qualitative methodology was implemented, specifically an exploratory case study of a public university's fifth-semester student of the English language teaching program. Data were collected by non-participant observations, interviews, and a solicited diary. Finally, The findings found were strategies to cope with speaking anxiety (vocabulary practice, Using /relying on fillers, and positive thinking), external factors that may cause speaking anxiety (Lack of preparation, Limited Vocabulary, grammatical errors, and fear of making mistakes), and signs of speaking anxiety (Biting the nails, Trembling Voice, Moving the legs, and Avoiding Teacher’s eye contact).Abstract 4Resumen 5Introduction 6Introduction 6Theoretical Framework 8Anxiety 8Speaking Anxiety 10Speaking Skill 12Anxiety Factors 14Literature review 16Methodology 20Type of Study 20Context and Participants 22Data Collection 23Data Analysis 24Findings 26Strategies to Cope with the Speaking Anxiety 26Vocabulary practice 27Using /Relying on Fillers 28Positive Thinking 29Factors that Cause Speaking Anxiety 30Lack of preparation 30Limited vocabulary 30Grammatical errors 31Fear of making mistakes 32Signs of Speaking Anxiety 33Biting the nails 33Trembling voice 34Moving the legs 34Avoiding teacher’s eye contact 35Discussion 35Strategies to Cope with Speaking Anxiety 36Factors of Speaking Anxiety 37Signs of Speaking Anxiety 38Conclusion 38References 41Appendices 46Appendix 1 46Appendix 1.1 46Appendix 1.2 47Appendix 1.3 48Appendix 1.4 50Appendix 2 51Appendix 3 52Appendix 4 57Appendix 4.1 58Appendix 4.2 59Appendix 5 60application/pdfengCopyright Universidad de Córdoba, 2023Trabajo de grado - Pregradoinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessAtribución-NoComercial-SinDerivadas 4.0 Internacional (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)Ansiedad al hablarAfrontamientoEstrategiasFactoresSeñalesSpeaking anxietyCopingStrategiesFactorsSigns