ABSTRACT
First year students who study in universities for the first time will face an unavoidable transitional phase. The students have to face not only the academic challenges, but also a challenge to adapt to an environment that is completely new comparing to their high school daily life. one major challenge that often experienced by the students is a lack of communication comfort, which can turn into a disturbing factor for their academic achievements. In the current study, the authors measured the level of Communication Apprehension (CA) in 243 first year students of Tourism and Social Sciences departments in Indonesia University of Education. The results show moderate level of CA in most of the departments and only one department that achieved low level of CA.
