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[kbee888]

What is your biggest fear about speaking English?

I am an ESL teacher working on a research project about why students feel so nervous about speaking English and I would love to hear your thoughts.

Thank you,
Kerry Bee
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Kerry Bee
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[Afra]

If you’re a foreign English speaker – there’s a 90% chance you are because you’re reading my blog! – you’re most likely familiar with anxiety of making mistakes when speaking English.

You know – it’s the feeling when you’d gladly say something when chatting in English with someone, but you hold it inside because you’re not sure you’ll get it right.

In the most extreme cases you might even be avoiding communication only not to experience embarrassment and humiliation! That’s when it gets really serious because no matter how badly you fear making mistakes, you’re not going to improve your spoken English simply because you’re not speaking enough

Conquer Your Fear of Making Mistakes when Speaking English!