postr/StutterFebruary 8, 2025

Had my IELTS test today & totally messed up the speaking module

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Had my IELTS test today & totally messed up the speaking module Idk the score i will get. Due to past negative experiences, i was already anticipating the stutter. Just when it started, i kept running out of breath, couldn’t get over hard blocks, panicking and what not. The examiner didn’t say anything directly but he was trying to motivate me through his expressions, like nodding sometimes, telling me its okay. Do the ielts examiners ignore stammering issue and focus on other aspects like coherence, sentence structures etc? Im sure im getting zero in fluency, since my speech was choppy, awkward and full of pauses, hesitations and repetitions!!

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Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering

Subthemes

Anticipating StutteringAnxiety & Social JudgmentBlocks & StoppagesRepetitions & Prolongations

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