GASPRO International Journal of Eminent Scholars

ABSTRACT

This study sought to determine the Adoption of the mitigation strategies against Anxiety related

Stuttering during Presentation: An Empirical Survey of English and Literature Students in Akwa

Ibom State Tertiary Institutions. Comparative survey was adopted for the study. The study was

conducted in Akwa Ibom State tertiary institutions in the state (University of Uyo, Akwa Ibom

State University, Akwa Ibom State Polytechnic, Akwa Ibom State College of Education Afaha

Nsit, and Akwa Ibom State College of Science and Technology). The population of the study

comprised undergraduate students from the five institutions. Simple random sampling technique

was adopted in selecting 20 undergraduate students from each of the 5 institutions, giving a total

of 100 respondents for the study. The main instrument used in this study was a questionnaire

titled “Adoption of Mitigation Strategies against Anxiety related Stuttering during Presentation

of English and Literature Students in Tertiary Institution Questionnaire (AMSASPELSTIQ)”.

Face and content validation of the instrument was carried out. Cronbach Alpha technique was

used to determine the level of reliability of the instrument. The reliability coefficient obtained

was 0.74 and this was high enough to justify the use of the instrument. The researcher subjected

the data generated for this study to appropriate statistical techniques such as simple regression

and t-test analysis. The test for significance was done at 0.05 alpha levels. The study reveals that

there is significant difference in the adoption of the mitigation strategies against anxiety related

stuttering during oral presentation between students of English and Literature. Therefore, the

study concluded that anxiety experienced in oral presentation can be debilitating and can

influence students’ adaptation to the target environment and ultimately the achievement of their

educational goals. One of the recommendation was that

KEYWORDS: Oral presentation, Anxiety and Shuttering, English, Literature, Students,

Mitigation, Tertiary Institutions