In online English learning, there are several factors affected speaking
performance and also there are factors that caused silence and speaking anxiety
phenomenon. This phenomenon bothered both the students and the lecturer. This
research aims to find out the factors affected students speaking performance and
what caused silence and speaking anxiety during online learning and also strategy
to overcome it.
The researcher employed a descriptive qualitative method to examine the
factors affected students speaking performance and what caused silence and
speaking anxiety phenomenon. The data were collected from two techniques of
data collectiom. There are observation and interview. The researcher observed 15
students of counseling and guidance in English language class at Achmad Yani
University Banjarmasin. Then the interview was conducted with 15 students of
counseling and guidance major via whatsapp.
The result showed that there are 6 factors affected students speaking
performance: performance condition, affective factors, topical knowledge,
listening ability, learning environment and feedback during speaking activities.
Meanwhile, there are 5 factors caused silence during online learning: inadequate
language input and output, different personalities, learning motivation, improper
learning habits and face-saving. Also there are 5 factors caused speaking anxiety:
communication apprehension, test anxiety, fear of negative evaluation, self�perspective and classroom environment. The strategies to overcome silence and
anxiety are: preparation, relaxing, positive thinking and peer seeking.