Students’ Problem in Speaking English at Second Grade of Sma Negeri 1 Siompu Barat

Abstract

Students’ Problem in Speaking English at Second Grade of SMA Negeri 1 Siompu Barat, La Mido, FKIP Unidayan Baubau. This research aims to investigate the problems of speaking English at the second grade of SMA Negeri 1 Siompu Barat. This research applied a qualitative research, categorized as a case study. Two kinds of instruments of collecting data were used; observation and interview. In analyzing the data, the researcher used three steps inner activities analysis; data reduction, data presentation, and conclusion drawing. The result of the research showed that there are two problems of speaking English at the second grade of SMA Negeri 1 Siompu Barat, consist of psychological and language problems. The psychological problems were fear of mistake, shyness, anxiety, lack of confidence, and motivation. Meanwhile, the students’ speaking problem from language use were inhibition, nothing to say, low or even participation and mother tongue use. It can be concluded that there were some problems of speaking English at the second grade of SMA Negeri 1 Siompu Barat.

The Relation Between Project-Based Learning and Speaking Skill In English Class For Senior High School Students

“…In addition, many students also have problems in doing communication, especially in speaking. In teaching speaking, there are two main problems faced by students, they are psychological problem ( not feel confidence and afraid to make mistake) and linguistic problem (vocabulary and grammar) (Fitriani et al, 2015;Mido, 2019;SOREH et al, 2022)this is because among the four skill in English, speaking is the most difficult skill that should be mastered by the students (Andini et al, 2020). Therefore, it is important for teacher to use the proper model that can motivate the students to use the English for communication (Zaidi, 2014).…”