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This study examines the relationships among the affective factors, learner experience variables, and speaking achievement. The research questions of this study were as follows: 1) What relationship is there between the learners'affective factors and experience variables, 2) What relationship is there between the learners' affective factors and speaking achievement and 3) What relationship is there between experience variables and speaking achievement? The major findings of this study were as follows. First, between the affective factors and experience variables, all the factors except general anxiety were found to be related to self-evaluation of speaking competence. Second, among the affective factors, class interest was the only one that was positively correlated with all speaking achievement. Third, between the experience variables and speaking achievement, TOEIC scores and grades in the prerequisite course were positively correlated with speaking achievement. In conclusion,native English-speaking instructors should make classes as interesting as possible, using a variety of procedures, activities and methodologies.
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anxiety, interest, experience variables, speaking achievement
