In this thesis I tackled the topic of the fear of public speaking in Slovenian primary and secondary schools. In the theoretical framework, I defined the terms fear, anxiousness, anxiety, phobia, and stage fright. In the following part, I presented the research on primary school curricula and curricula for general and vocational grammar schools. I also defined the current state of orthography and phonetics In Slovenian education system. In the practical part, I described the online survey I conducted among students. The survey aimed mainly to question the perception of fear and stage fright, as well as the personal experiences that the students acquired during their primary and secondary education. I also conducted a questionnaire among four teachers. The participants were two female primary school teachers and two secondary school teachers. With the answers I obtained, I explored new ways that would help shape numerous confident young public speakers.
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