ffective Filter Influence on Oral Production Performance in a Virtual EFL Setting

Abstract

The Affective Filter is an influential factor in the development of oral production in EFL. So, in a virtual educational environment, strategies must be applied to reduce student stress and anxiety. This study focuses on the affective filter and the relationship it has with the production of oral activities in a virtual environment. The method applied in this research was descriptivequantitative, to a group of 113 university students of A2 level of English, from the Universidad Nacional de Educación and the Santa Elena Peninsula State University. To collect the information, two structured surveys were employed. The results show that anxiety and self-confidence did not have a direct influence on the performance of oral production; while motivation played an important role in it, leading to the conclusion that the greater the motivation, the greater the oral production.