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Problems Faced by Grade XI Students in Speaking English at SMA Negeri 2 Sigi Khusnul Khusnul; Mashuri Mashuri; Mochtar Marhum; Mawardin Mawardin
ELS Journal on Interdisciplinary Studies in Humanities Vol. 8 No. 2 (2025): JUNE
Publisher : Hasanuddin University

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.34050/els-jish.v8i2.44991

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This research aims to identify the problems faced by eleventh-grade students in speaking English. This research used a qualitative descriptive method, using questionnaires and interviews to collect data. The subject of this research was eleventh-grade students of SMA Negeri 2 Sigi. There are 44 students as participants. The researcher found that students' problems in speaking English are influenced by two factors: linguistic and psychological problems. Linguistic problems consist of a lack of vocabulary, poor grammar, a lack of pronunciation, and a lack of fluency. The dominant problem with a high percentage is fluency in speaking English. Other problems include linguistic problem in speaking, consisting of inhibition, nothing to say, a low number of participants, mother tongue use, and the dominant problem with a high percentage is mother tongue use.  While psychological problems consist of fear of making mistakes, shyness, anxiety, lack of confidence, and lack of motivation, the dominant problems with a high percentage are fear of making mistakes and lack of confidence. This research provides insights into the problems faced by eleventh-grade students in speaking English. It emphasizes the need to address these issues in the classroom to enhance students' learning experience.
Developing Students' Speaking Skills through Simulation Technique Neysa AR Samaula; Mawardin Mawardin; Andi Patmasari; Anjar Kusuma Dewi
ELS Journal on Interdisciplinary Studies in Humanities Vol. 8 No. 3 (2025): SEPTEMBER
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The purpose of this study was to determine whether simulation technique can develop eighth grade students' speaking skills at SMP Negeri 2 Tanantovea. This study used quasi-experimental. The population of this study was 120 students. The sample of this study used cluster random sampling. The data collection of this study was pre-test and post-test. The data were collected through speaking tests, which consisted of pre-test and post-test, and analyzed using simple statistical methods. The result of pre-test in the experimental class was 1.1 and the control class was 1.13 and it means that the average score of the control class was higher than the experimental class while the post-test showed that the experimental class was 13.9 and the control class was 13.5. It means that the score in the experimental class was higher than the control class after using the treatment. It can be concluded that simulation technique significantly improved students' speaking skills and supported from the hypothesis. T-count was 46.2 and T-table was 1.67. It showed that, the null hypothesis was rejected and the alternative hypothesis was accepted. In conclusion, the use of simulation technique can significantly improve students' speaking skills at SMP Negeri Tanantovea Donggala.
Co-Authors Anjar Kusuma Dewi Khusnul Khusnul Mashuri Mashuri Mochtar Marhum Neysa AR Samaula Patmasari, Andi