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Abstract

This study aims to describe the Mandarin speaking performance of eleventh-grade IBB students at the Laboratory High School of Universitas Negeri Malang and to examine the relationship between foreign language anxiety (FLA) and Mandarin speaking performance. A quantitative correlational design was applied to 24 students selected through total sampling. Anxiety levels were measured using an adapted Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale (FLCAS; Horwitz et al., 1986), while speaking performance was assessed through role-play dialogues scored with an analytic rubric. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, the Shapiro-Wilk normality test, a linearity test, and Pearson product-moment correlation. Students’ FLA fell into the moderate-to-high category (M = 102.42, SD = 31.85), while their speaking performance was classified as fairly good (M = 18.71, SD = 4.53). The correlation coefficient obtained was -0.970 (p < .05), indicating a very strong negative relationship: higher FLA was associated with lower Mandarin speaking performance. This coefficient exceeds the range typically reported in comparable meta-analyses, so it should be interpreted with attention to the study’s limited sample size and measurement context. The findings underscore the importance of a supportive, psychologically safe learning environment for enhancing students’ Mandarin speaking performance.

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