AN ANALYSIS OF STUDENTS’ PROBLEMS IN SPEAKING ENGLISH
Abstract
This research aimed to determine whether students experience problems in speaking English in language problems and psychological problems aspects, to find out the causes of problems in speaking English and how students overcome their problems in speaking English at SMAN 1 Semparuk. This research used a descriptive qualitative approach. The techniques of collecting data were direct communication techniques and indirect communication techniques. The data collection was collected with open-ended questionnaires and Interviews guidline. The subjects of this study were students of grade XI IPS III SMAN 1 Semparuk for the academic year 2022/2023 where the number of students amounted to 32 people. An open-ended questionnaire was distributed to 32 students, meanwhile semi-structured interviews were conducted with 7 students to corroborate data. To analyze the data, the researcher used thematic analysis. The research findings showed that the students had difficulty in speaking English, especially in pronunciation, vocabulary, and were nervous when speaking in front of the class. The causes of these difficulties are that they are afraid of being laughed at by friends, lack confidence, often use their mother tongue or local language, and limited vocabulary. They have great motivations to learn English such as wanting to go abroad with various interests, which can encourage students to overcome this problem. Students also tend to be active in their participation when they feel supported by the teacher's efforts to create a pleasant learning atmosphere such as interaction using quizzes or questions and answers. In overcoming the difficulty of speaking English students take the initiative to ask the teacher, utilize the English dictionary to follow the course, and provide responses such as learning strategy efforts with the use of image media, the teacher needs to support these students' efforts by providing appropriate direction and guidance.
Keywords: Descriptive Study, Students’ Problem, Speaking English.
Keywords
Full Text:
Download PDFReferences
Alawiyah, T. (2018). Speaking self-efficacy and EFL student teachers’ speaking achievement. Edukasi: Jurnal Pendidikan dan Pengajaran, 5(1), 87-96.
Derakhshan, A., Khalili, A. N., & Beheshti, F. (2016). Developing EFL learner’s speaking ability, accuracy and fluency. English Language and Literature Studies, 6(2), 177-186.
Duong, T. M. (2014). An Investigation into Effects of Role-Paly in an EFL Speaking Course. Global Journal of Foreign Language Teaching, 4(2), 81-91
Dwinalida, K., & Setiaji, S. (2022). Students’ Motivation and English Learning Achievement in Senior High School Students. Educalitra: English Education, Linguistics, and Literature Journal, 1(1), 1-9.
Fauzan, U. (2014). The use of improvisations technique to improve the speaking ability of EFL students. Dinamika Ilmu, 14(2), 264-287.
Indriyanti, P. (2023). An Analysis of Students’speaking Anxiety in Speaking Engish at Tenth Grade Students of Mas Radhatul Akmal. Bright Vision Journal of Language and Education, 2(2), 249-261.
Jaya, H. P., Petrus, I., & Pitaloka, N. L. (2022). Speaking performance and problems faced by English major students at a university in South Sumatera. Indonesian EFL Journal, 8(1), 105-112.
Karya, P. J., Takarroucht, K., Zano, K., & Zamorano, A. (2022). Developing the Prototype of Picture-Based Learning Materials in the Teaching of Speaking Skills. Journal of Language and Literature Studies, 2(2), 109-116.
Kondo, P., & Ratuwongo, P. (2023). The Students' Difficulties in Speaking-English Performance at a Public Senior High School in Amurang. SUMIKOLAH: Jurnal Ilmu Pendidikan, 1(2), 76-87.
Leong, L. M., & Ahmadi, S. M. (2017). An analysis of factors influencing learners’ English speaking skill.
Muna, E. N., Degeng, I. N. S., & Hanurawan, F. (2019). upaya peningkatan keterampilan berbicara menggunakan media gambar siswa Kelas IV SD. Jurnal Pendidikan: Teori, Penelitian, dan Pengembangan, 4(11), 1557-1561.
Nurmasadah, D., Supiani, S., & Dayu, A. T. (2022). “We Feel Anxious And Nervous”: The Undergraduate English Students’emotional Experiences in Learning to Speak English. Proceeding: Islamic University of Kalimantan.
Rohmatillah, R. (2014). A Study on Students’ Difficulties in Learning Vocabulary. English Education: jurnal tadris bahasa Inggris, 6(1), 75-93.
Rahayu, N. (2015). An Analysis of Students’ Problems in Speaking English Daily Language Program at Husnul Khotimah Islamic Boarding School. Bachelor thesis, IAIN Syekh Nurjati Cirebon.
Riadil, I. G. (2020). A Study of students’ perception: identifying EFL learners’ problems in speaking skill. International Journal of Education, Language, and Religion, 2(1), 31-38.
Rifai, A. A. R. A., Wahdah, N., & Pransiska, N. (2023). Les Bahasa Inggris Untuk Meningkatkan Kemampuan Bahasa Inggris Siswa Pada SMPN 1 Jabiren Raya. Jurnal Pengabdian kepada Masyarakat Nusantara, 3(2.2), 1667-1674.
Sadiah, S., & Royani, S. A. (2019). An Analysis of Grammatical Errors in Students' Writing Descriptive Text. Professional Journal of English Education, 2(6), 764-770.
Sugiyono. (2016). Memahami Penelitian Kualitatif. Bandung: Alfabeta, CV.
Swary, D. N. (2014). A study of students’problems in learning speaking English at the second grade of SMP Negeri 1 Talaga (Doctoral dissertation, IAIN Syehk Nurjati Cirebon).
Utami, N. D. (2018). An Analysis on Students’effort to Improve Speaking Skill. Jurnal Pendidikan dan Pembelajaran Khatulistiwa, (JPPK, 4(3).
Widyasworo, C. (2019). The Analysis of Students' Difficulties In Speaking English at the Tenth Grade of SMK N 2 Purworejo. Journal of English Education and Teaching, 3(4), 533-538.
Zorigt, T., & Tumurbat, O. E. (2022). The Difference Between Using Paper Dictionary and E-Dictionary Effects in Memorizing New Words: Received: 18th January 2022; Revised: 17th June 2022, 18th June 2022; Accepted: 24th June 2022. Docens Series in Education, 01-16.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.31571/jelte.v4i2.637
Refbacks
- There are currently no refbacks.
Copyright (c) 2023 Leony Agnesia Purba
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
JELTE:journal of english language and education is licensed under a
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License