A Phenomenological Study of Communication Apprehensions Experience of the Business Students.

The phenomenon of communication apprehension exists among all individuals. The students experience it in the classroom and also in their academic careers. The anxiety and nervousness students' experience and the fear to ask questions from the teachers during the lectures in the classrooms affect their overall performance and personality. This phenomenon is very common in collectivist societies. This study aims to explore the phenomena of communication apprehension among business students of Peshawar University students. The main objective of the study is to find out the communication apprehension from students' perspective and to examine the influences of communication apprehension on students and to suggest the techniques mitigating it. In this phenomenological study, the participants were conveniently selected and interviewed to find out the communication apprehension experienced by them and their effects on students' personalities and academic achievements. The results indicate that communication apprehension is experienced by the students as fear and anxiety, which affects their halts their communication and that further affects students: academically, psychologically and personally. Classroom learning is affected by communication apprehension. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]