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Don't speak to me in English: Communication apprehension in Puerto Rico
Authors:James C McCroskey  Joan M Fayer  Virginia P Richmond
Institution:1. Professor and Chair in the Department of Speech Communication , West Virginia University , Morgantown, WV, 26506;2. Associate Professor in the Department of English, Speech Communication Division , University of Puerto Rico , Rio Piedras, PR, 00931;3. Associate Professor in the Department of Speech Communication , West Virginia University , Morgantown, WV, 26506
Abstract:Comparison of communication apprehension levels of Puerto Rican college students with U.S. mainland students indicate the Puerto Ricans are much less apprehensive about communication in their native language than are the U.S. students but are much more apprehensive about communication in English. Additional findings indicate that apprehension in a first language is a much better predictor of apprehension in a second language than is self‐perceived competence in that second language. It is suggested that the problem of communication apprehension must be addressed by second language teachers if students are to be taught to be truly bilingual.
Keywords:Communication apprehension  native language  English language  bilingual  second language  anxiety  shyness  reticence  communication competence
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