Students’ Difficulties in Speaking English at the Tenth Grade of SMA Bakti Ponorogo

Erlia Damayanti, Chevin (2024) Students’ Difficulties in Speaking English at the Tenth Grade of SMA Bakti Ponorogo. Undergraduate (S1) thesis, IAIN Ponorogo.

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Abstract

Speaking is one of the four skills in English. Speaking has an important role in social interaction with other people to obtain or exchange information. In teaching and learning English, speaking is an important skill, because it requires more than just knowing grammar and vocabulary. Speaking is also not an easy thing for students, because they have to study hard if they want to speak fluently and have a good nderstanding of speaking. This is similar to tenth-grade students at SMA Bakti Ponogoro. The students experienced difficulties in speaking English. Therefore, they have to practice and learn more about vocabulary and pronunciation.
The objectives of this study were to (1) Find out the students' difficulties in speaking English at the tenth grade of SMA Bakti Ponorogo, (2) Find out the teacher’s solution to overcome the students’ difficulties in speaking English at the tenth grade of SMA Bakti Ponorogo. To analyze those problem, the researcher adapted the theory of Penny Ur and Juhana.
This research used qualitative approach and used the descriptive qualitative design. Researcher used observation checklist and transcripts interviews of students’ and teacher. In the research, the researcher used non-participant observation, the researcher is only an observer. Participants came from tenth grade students and tenth grade English teacher at SMA Bakti Ponorogo. For data analysis, researcher used Miles and Huberman with data collection, data condensation, data display, and drawing concluding/verification.
Based on the results of research in the tenth grade of SMA Bakti Ponorogo, researcher found that students' difficulties in speaking included such as: lack of vocabulary, lack on pronunciation, poor in grammar, fear of mistakes, and shyness. To overcome these difficulties, teacher have several solutions, including using group work, repetition techniques, increasing students' concentration, and creating a warm, comfortable, and relaxed atmosphere when teaching.

Item Type: Thesis (Undergraduate (S1))
Thesis Supervisor: Dedi Hasnawan
Subjects: 13 EDUCATION > 1399 Other Education > 139999 Education not elsewhere classified
Divisions: Fakultas Ilmu Tarbiyah dan Keguruan > Jurusan Tadris Bahasa Inggris
Depositing User: Mr Perpustakaan IAIN Ponorogo
Date Deposited: 24 Jun 2024 02:35
Last Modified: 24 Jun 2024 02:35
URI: http://etheses.iainponorogo.ac.id/id/eprint/29065

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