Students’ Experiences To Relief Anxiety During Thesis Examination.

English Foreign Language anxiety is a condition where the students who learn English feel uneasy and worried whenever they do an activity or presentation using English as a foreign language. This study was conducted to find out the causes, symptoms, and strategies of students in dealing with their anxiety during their thesis examination. The participants in this research were students who had finished their thesis examination in the current semester in the Department of English Language Education in UIN Ar-Raniry Banda Aceh. The research instrument used to collect the data was the in-depth interview. The data then were analyzed and described into patterns. The result of this research showed that the causes of students ‘anxiety during the thesis examination were worried about failing the examination, worried about making mistakes, worried about correction, and impromptu questions from examiners, and low confidence toward the content of the thesis. Accompanied by the symptoms of anxiety such as trembling, avoiding eyes-contact, filler, unnecessary body movement and facial expression, and a speech impediment. Then, the strategies used to relief the anxiety were to prepare the materials properly, have talked before the thesis examination, practice the thesis examination, practice breathing, do small exercises, take leisure activities, focus their concentration toward themselves or the examiners, keep thinking positive and possess a strong will to finish the final examination. In conclusion, students experienced English foreign language anxiety and had some strategies to relief it during their thesis examination.