SPEAKING ANXIETY–CULTURAL INTELLIGENCE RELATIONSHIP IN TEACHER CANDIDATES
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https://doi.org/10.18623/rvd.v22.n7.4199Keywords:
Anxiety, Communication, IntelligenceAbstract
The aim of this research is to determine the relationship between the levels of speech anxiety and cultural intelligence of physical education and sports department teacher candidates and to examine whether both variables differ according to demographic characteristics. The research was conducted with 300 undergraduate students studying at Atatürk University Faculty of Sports Sciences. The "Cultural Intelligence Scale" and the "Speech Anxiety Scale" were used as data collection tools. Independent samples t-test, one-way ANOVA, correlation, and regression analyses were applied in the analysis of the data. The statistical significance level was set at 0.05. Cultural intelligence levels were found to differ significantly according to gender, participation in sports, type of sport, department, class level, age, and family structure variables (p<0.05). In terms of speech anxiety, a significant difference was found only according to the age variable; students aged 24 and over were found to have higher anxiety levels. Regression analysis showed a low-level, negative, and significant relationship between cultural intelligence and speech anxiety. The research results reveal that as the level of cultural intelligence increases, students' speech anxiety decreases. It can be said that cultural awareness, motivation, and behavioral adaptation skills support the communication process and have a speech anxiety-reducing effect. Therefore, it is evaluated that cultural intelligence-enhancing training and practices for prospective teachers can strengthen their communication competencies.
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