SKILLS
A. Vocabulary
1. Does online socializing help people develop English vocabulary?
2. Are you afraid of insufficient vocabulary?
3. I/ people fail to hare their ideas because of lack of strong vocabulary.
4.
B. Accent
1. Does a bad accent stop people from talking in English?
2. Are you concerned about your accent?
3. I am ok with my accent in English.
C. Natural and latent practice (Lack of experience)
1. My fear of speaking in English is due to less experience in public speaking.
2. Not allowed to talk much in childhood makes one reluctant in speaking in general. Does it
affect one’s English performance?
3. I never experienced fear of English speaking since childhood.
D. Competence level and confidence
1. Do poor communication skills affect one’s performance in English? (performance oriented
mindset).
2. Are people with low confidence more likely to develop fear of speaking English?
3. Does being shy stops you from communicating in English?
4. I can’t ask questions in English during class.
5. I look at people when I talk. (confidence)
TRAITS
1. Does being an introvert affects one’s level of fear while speaking English? (introvert= tend
to focus on their own thoughts, feelings & prefer being alone)
2. Forgetfulness
3. Being friendly makes one confident in speaking English.
4. I share my ideas in work groups. (introversion)
5. Do you prefer working alone? (introversion)
6. Do you enjoy interacting with people? (extraversion)
PSYCHOLOGICAL
A. Negative evaluation
1. Does your fear of negative evaluation discourage you from speaking English?
2. Fear of negative feedback from teachers demotivates me when presenting in English?
B. Irrational beliefs
1. My own critical evaluation of myself demotivates me from speaking English.
2. I feel like if I spoke in English others wouldn’t pay attention to me.
3. Others will reject me if I spoke in English.
C. Pre-existing psychological issues
1. Have you ever faced any trouble while speaking English which lead you down?
2. I feel like I have social phobia (fear of speaking in public) which stops me from confidently
speaking English. (I have social phobia because of which I avoid speaking in general?)
3. My mood swings stop me from performing good. (People with mood swings don’t perform
good in English.
D. Performance oriented mindset
1. I must be perfect in English to speak in English.
2.
SOCIAL
A. Family background/ educational focus
1. I often feel good, educated family background is important in reducing public speaking
anxiety.
2. I agree that good educated background makes people confident while speaking English.
3. My family rarely attends social gatherings.
4. Do you have family pressure for high grades? (performance-oriented mindset)
5. My parents usually use English language at home while talking.
6. My family is concerned about my English speaking skills.
B. Lack of experience
1. Less experience in public speaking makes me fear speaking in English.
2.
C. Degree of evaluation
1. People will evaluate my face expression while speaking. /
2. How others will react to my ideas makes me uneasy when speaking English?
3.
D. Status difference
1. I think people with high status speak better English.
2. Is English Language of class? Is
3. People with high status speak English better.
4. Good English isn’t appropriate with my educational background.
Emotional
A. Feelings of worry
1. I fear making mistakes while speaking in English.
2. Anger issues affect my performance in English.
3. I cannot speak English under stressful situations or tension. ( psychological )
4. Presence of someone with more skills in English makes me uncomfortable.c
B. Feelings of humiliation/ embarrassment
1. Fear of others laughing at you stops you from speaking English.
2. People will make fun of you if you spoke in English.
3. If I ask questions in English, I’ll embarrass myself. My fear of embarrassing myself in front
of people, stops me from asking questions in English.
4. Have you ever made mistakes in English which lead you down/ made you embarrass?
C. Presentation and stage fear
1. I take a lot of time preparing for an English presentation.
2. I take long pauses while presenting in front of class in English.
3. My legs shake when I give presentation in English.
4. I feel fear in presence of others.
5. I fear being pinpointed during presenting in English by teachers or peers.
6. My heartbeat quickens when presenting on stage in English.
D. Self-esteem/ risk taking
1. People with low self-esteem cannot perform good in English.
2. Does your low self-esteem discourage you when you want to speak English?
3. Not being fluent in English decreases one’s self-esteem.
4. I feel good while speaking English.
BIOLOGICAL
A. Genetics
1. Do premature births affect one performance in speaking confidently?
2. Parents with good speaking/ communication skills make child confident in talking in
English.
3. If a mother has weak and father has strong skills in English, will the child be confident in
speaking English.
4. Having siblings good at English speaking makes one more confident as well.
B. Communobiological theory
1. Do you enjoy interacting with people?
2. I am ok in talking in English with others.
3. I don’t feel comfortable speaking in English
C. Language comprehension or listening disorder
1. Sometimes one may feel afraid of talking to others because I don’t understand their way of
talking.
2. Do you have trouble understanding English because of hearing problem?
3. Those with listening problem wouldn’t perform good in public.
4. Having good listening skills make people capable of speaking accurate English.