Talängslan i klassrummet : En studie om elevers upplevelser om talängslan och exempel på arbetsmetoder för att förebygga det

Sammanfattning: In this study I have focused my research on learning more about how pupils in grade three experience the requirement to present and convey their thoughts and opinions out loud in the classroom. The purpose was also to find out more about working methods that support pupils whom are perceived as shy and silent in their progress to become confident speakers. By allowing pupils in grade three to reply to surveys and by interviewing a teacher, I received answers to my questions. The result of the survey showed that a large proportion of pupils experience the joy of talking out loud in the classroom and a smaller proportion of experiencing anxiety symtomps. The results also showed that the pupils wanted to gain more knowledge of how to become a safer speaker, but pointed out at the same time that they did not know what work method that would help them. The teacher also pointed out that she lacked the knowledge on the subject. She has not been educated about rhetoric during the teacher education courses she had studied. Thus, we can see that there is a requierment from the pupils but lack of knowledge within teaching staff.