Speaking is generally regarded as a means of fostering communication. Speaking is a challenging skill in addition to being useful. Speaking is one of the most challenging skills for language learners. In consequence, speaking anxiety grows in every language learners especially in Indonesia because of the lack of knowledge in other skills, such as lack of vocabulary and grammar. Learners feel afraid of make mistakes while speaking and afraid of negative judges from other. This study aims to analyse the anxiety level of students speaking English in class. This research was descriptive qualitative research. The research subjects were 10th grade students of MA Maarif Udanawu Blitar consisting 40 students and the English teacher who taught the class. The research instruments were observation, questionnaire and interview. Data were analysed through data reduction, data display and conclusion drawing. This study used methodological triangulation to validate the data. The data were analysed based on the level of students anxiety and the factors that cause students anxiety in speaking, namely communication apprehension, fear of test, fear of negative evaluation and fear of English classes. The results showed that students were at an anxious level with a total of 17 students out of 40 students with a percentage of 43%. At this level the individuals perception is strongly influenced by severe worry. Headaches, dizziness, nausea, trembling, sleeplessness, palpitations, tachycardia, hyperventilation, frequent urination and defecation, and shortness of breath are symptoms of this level. And the causative factor was communication apprehension with the highest average score of 124 with a percentage of 26% out of four factors. These results are supported by observations and interviews. The anxious level greatly affected individual perceptions. Individuals tended to focus on something detailed and specific, and could not think about other things. And in the factor of communication apprehension, students had the impression that someone was watching them and looking out for grammar errors. Students felt that their English language was not good as their peers. Based on the results of the study, the researcher concluded that students had bad English speaking skills and their anxiety was dominated by fear in communicating. This fear was in the front of panic and nervousness so they could not to understand some of the words conveyed.

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