Problems in Speaking Faced By EFL Students of Mulawarman University
Abstract
Learning English ideally consists of four skills. They are listening, speaking, reading, and writing. All of them are interrelated from one another. Someone who masters four skills of English will be able to communicate in oral or written easily. In fact, speaking English is not easy. Speaking is an interactive process of constructing meaning that involves producing, receiving, and processing information. In this study, the researcher was interested in describing the problems in speaking faced by fourth semester students of English Department at Mulawarman University. Descriptive qualitative research was used as design of this study. The sample of this research consists of 24 students in the fourth semester. The data were obtained through the speaking test and questionnaire. Based on the speaking test and questionnaire, the students faced some problems related to pronunciation, fluency, grammar, and vocabulary. The questionnaire also showed additional findings where students faced other problems, namely not having self-confidence, shyness to speak, being afraid of making mistakes, feeling nervous, and having nothing to say. Next, there are some factors resulting problems of speaking to the students, firstly less of reading habit, uneven participation and English practice both inside and outside the classroom, and confusion on applying grammar rules.References
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Hadi, Sutrisno. (2000). Metodologi Research. Yogyakarta: Andi Yogyakarta
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Harmer J. (2002). The Practice of English Language Teaching, third edition. England. Cambridge.
Harmer. Jeremy. (1998). How to Teach English. England: Addison Wesley Longman.
Heaton J.B. (1975). Classroom Testing. New York: Longman
Hedge, Tricia. (2003). Teaching and Learning in the Language Classroom. New York. Oxford University Press
Hornby, A. S. (1974). Oxford Advanced Learners' Dictionary of Current Englsih. Walton Street : Oxford University Press, 1984.
Honey P. (1983). Memecahkan persoalan pribadi. Jakarta. ARCAN
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Khamkaew, S. (2009). Needs and Problems in English Listening and Speaking Skills: a Case Study of the Metropolitan Police Officers at Counter Service at Chana Songkram Police Station. Srinakharinwirot University
Miles. B. Huberman. (1994). Qualitative Data Analysis 2nd ed. London: SAGE Publication.
Miller. J. and Weinat. R. (1998). Spontaneous Spoken language. United State: Oxford University Press
Nunan, D. (1999). Second Language Teaching and Learning. Boston: Heinle & Heinle Publisher.
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Olfah, Maria. (2004). The Students' Speaking Ability at Conversation Class of BIEC Balikpapan. Samarinda : College of English Education of Mulawarman University, 2004.
Qordhowi Y. (1994). Agenda masalah umat. Jakarta. Gema insane press
Sholahudin. M. (2008). Kiat-kiat praktis belajar speaking. Jogjakarta. DIVA press.
Soegeng. HS. (2005). Effective English. Solo. PT SERANGKAI PUSTAKA MANDIRI.
Sugiono, (2008). Metode Penelitian Kuantitatif Kualitatif dan R&D. Bandung: Alfabeta.
Sukmadinata S.N. (2007). Metode Penelitian Pendidikan. Bandung. PT Remaja Rosdakarya.
Thornbury S. (2005). How to Teach Speaking. England. Person Education Limited
Tunku Mohtar, T.M. (2005). Teachers’ Perception Towards Oral Assessment and Their Implications for Teaching. In J.A. Foley (Ed.). New Dimension in the Teaching of Oral Communication. Singapore: SEAMEO Regional
Ur, Penny. (1996). A Course in Language Teaching. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Published
2016-05-01
How to Cite
Sayuri, S. (2016). Problems in Speaking Faced By EFL Students of Mulawarman University. Indonesian Journal of EFL and Linguistics, 1(1), 47-61. https://doi.org/10.21462/ijefll.v1i1.4
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