CONTRIBUTING FACTORS TO SPEAKING ANXIETY IN AN ISLAMIC BOARDING SCHOOL (AN EXPLORATORY STUDY OF FEMALE DARUN NA’IM ISLAMIC BOARDING SCHOOL)
Speaking anxiety remains an urgent yet underexplored barrier to English learning in Islamic boarding schools (pesantren), where institutional, linguistic, and religious dynamics may intensify students’ fear of speaking. This qualitative study investigated factors shaping speaking anxiety among 12 female students aged 1...