The objective of this study was to find out students difficulties in speaking English and the causes of the students difficulties in speaking English.  The research design was descriptive qualitative method. In collecting the data , observation and interview were used. The subject of the study was  the second grade students of MTsN 1 Bungo. The result study showed that that the students of second grade of MTsN 1 Bungo had difficulties in speaking English. It can be classified into two aspects; students’ linguistic problem and students’ personality problem. In students’ linguistic problem there were three difficulties in speaking English that faced by students. They were lack of pronunciation, lack of vocabulary, and lack of grammar. In students’ personality problem there were two difficulties faced by the students in speaking English. They were lack of confidence, shyness and nervous. The cause of the students’ difficulties in speaking English was afraid of making mistakes.

ABSTRAKTidak dapat dipungkiri, Pandemi COVID-19 membawa perubahan besar dalam segala aspek kehidupan.  Proses kegiatan  pembelajaran dikelas menjadi salah satu aspek yang terkena dampak yang sangat signifikan. Proses  pembelajaran  online menjadi strategi jitu untuk memfasilitasi kegiatan belajar mengajar  dalam situasi merebaknya wabah   virus Covid- 19 yang mematikan.  Banyak yang siap, tetapi tidak sedikit pula yang merasa kewalahan. Menanggapi fenomena tersebut, tim pengabdian  melakukan kegiatan pelatihan persiapan pembelajaran  online  berbasis   Schoology . Kegiatan ini dilaksanakan secara  online dalam bentuk virtual meeting/webinar menggunakan aplikasi zoom meeting.   Sebanyak 64 peserta   yang aktif mengikuti kegiatan pelatihan  persiapan ini. Ke-64 peserta tersebut didominasi oleh guru dan guru magang. Selama kegiatan berlangsung, peserta pelatihan mengikuti kegiatan dengan antusias, hal ini terlihat  dari keaktifan peserta yang dapat bertahan mengikuti kegiatan  online hingga kegiatan selesai, serta antusias peserta dalam mengikuti sesi tanya jawab.  Hasil evaluasi melalui angket juga menunjukan bahwa kegiatan ini memberikan manfaat yang besar dalam membantu guru-guru mempersiapkan proses pembelajaran online.   Para peserta mendapat wawasan baru terkait penggunaan  Schoology sebagai Learning Management System  atau wadah pembelajaran online yang ramah  bagi siswa dan guru. Kata kunci: pembelajaran online; schoology; learning management system ABSTRACTIt is undeniable that the COVID-19 pandemic has brought significant changes in all aspects of life. The process of learning activities in the classroom is one aspect that has a very significant impact. The online learning process is a surefire strategy to facilitate teaching and learning activities during the outbreak of the deadly Covid-19 virus. Many are ready, but not a few are feeling overwhelmed. Responding to this phenomenon, the service team conducted training activities for online learning preparation based on Schoology. This activity is done online via a virtual meeting/webinar using the Zoom meeting application. A total of 64 participants actively participated in this preparatory training activity. Teachers and preservice teachers dominated the 64 participants. During the activity, the training participants participated enthusiastically; this could be seen from the activeness of the participants who could survive online activities until the activity was completed, as well as the participants' enthusiasm in participating in the question and answer session. The evaluation results through the questionnaire also showed that this activity provided significant benefits in helping teachers prepare for the online learning process. The participants got new insights regarding using Schoology as a Learning Management System or a friendly online learning platform for students and teachers. Keywords: pembelajaran online; schoology; learning management system