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This study is concerned with the relationships between foreign language speaking anxiety and demographic factors among undergraduate students. The study also attempts at predicting the roles of speaking anxiety and English self-efficacy on foreign language speaking anxiety. Versions of previously published scale (Speaking Anxiety Scale, Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety and Self-Efficacy Scale for English) were administered to 205 the participants enrolled in a Turkish private university. The findings revealed that foreign language speaking anxiety was negatively correlated with two variables related to prior foreign language experience as well as having a foreign friend. Following this, data analysis did not indicate any significant differences regarding spending a week or longer abroad and foreign language speaking anxiety. Finally, the results showed strong correlation between speaking anxiety and English self-efficacy on foreign language speaking anxiety. Based on these findings, the study suggested implications about how to reduce foreign language speaking anxiety in undergraduate students

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