Language anxiety of students and its effect on speaking proficiency

Edgar Rendon Eslit, Ph.D. is currently the Dean of Student Affairs of St. Michael's College, Iligan City. He holds a degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Language Studies from MSU-Iligan Institute of Technology and a Master of Arts in English Language Studies from the same university. He completed his Bachelor of Arts (with honors) from Christ the King College, Calbayog City. He was the former Program Head of the Bachelor of Arts in English Language from 2014-2018 in SMC. His skills in designing a challenging, enriching and innovative activities that address the diverse interests and needs of students made him publish the following books: 1) Study and Thinking Skills (College English 1 Workbook) in 5 Editions; 2) Bansayon Nato and Binisaya (MTB-MLE Work and Textbook Para sa Unang Ang-ang sa Elementarya); 3) Legacy Lingers (SMC Coffee Table Book 2015); 4) Automotive Servicing NC- ll; and, 5) Français de base (Basic French). As an active team player, Edgar is also associated with the following local and international organizations: 1) English Language & Literature Teachers' Association, Reg. 10; 2) Arts and Sciences Educators Association (ASEA-10); 3) Philippine Association for Graduate Education (PAGE-10); and, 4) International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language (IATEFL), University of Kent, United Kingdom. Edgar is also a Writing fellow of the 20th Iligan National Writers Workshop (INWW), MSU-IIT. Recently, he was conferred the Best Paper Award during the 6th International Conference on Humanities, Interdisciplinary Studies, Hospitality and Tourism Management (HISHTM-2017) in Singapore