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AN ANALYSIS ON FACTORS INFLUENCING STUDENTS’ SPEAKING PERFORMANCE OF THE SECOND SEMESTER STUDENTS OF ENGLISH EDUCATION DEPARTMENT UNIVERSITAS RIAU Areta, Dyah Pratiwi; Purwanti, Indah; Syafrianti, Maria
Jurnal Online Mahasiswa (JOM) Bidang Keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidikan Vol 7, No 2 (2020): EDISI 2 JULI-DESEMBER 2020
Publisher : Jurnal Online Mahasiswa (JOM) Bidang Keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidikan

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Abstract: This research investigated factors influencing students’ speaking performance and students’ speaking problems and also identified the reasons why those factors were considered to influence students’ speaking performance. This was a descriptive research that used both quantitative and qualitative approaches. Using cluster random sampling, this research took 28 students of English Education Department, Universitas Riau in the academic year 2019/2020 as the sample of the research. The data were collected through closed-ended questionnaires, open-ended questionnaires, and semi-structured interviews. Data from all sources were triangulated to validate the data. The result of closed-ended questionnaires showed the factors influencing students’ speaking performance from the most influencing factors to the least one, as followed: (1) time for preparation and topical knowledge, (2) listeners’ support, (3) self-confidence, (4) feedback during speaking activity, (5) listening ability, (6) anxiety, (7) motivation to speak, (8) time allowed to perform a speaking task, and (9) pressure to perform well. Moreover, vocabulary mastery and interaction with native speakers were found to be other factors that were mentioned by the students. Furthermore, the research also showed the position of the speaking problems ranging from the problems that the most students encountered to the least one, as followed: (1) students used Indonesian language in English class, (2) they were worried about making mistakes, (3) they spoke very little or not at all, (4) students were shy to speak English, (5) they were fearful of criticism or losing face, (6) they could not think of anything to say in class, the last (7) students had no motivation to express themselves. Moreover, pronunciation issues were found to be another problem that was mentioned by the students.Keywords: Factors, Speaking Performance, Speaking Problems.
FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO EFL LEARNERS’ SPEAKING PERFORMANCE Areta, Dyah Pratiwi; Purwanti, Indah Tri
International Journal of Educational Best Practices Vol. 5 No. 1 (2021)
Publisher : Prodi Administrasi Pendidikan Program Pascasarjana Universitas Riau

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This research investigated the factors contributing to learners’ speaking performance and exploring the reasons why those factors are perceived by learners to contribute to their speaking performance. This was descriptive research that used both quantitative and qualitative approaches. The participants of this research were 28 EFL learners who were selected by using cluster random sampling. Closed-ended questionnaires, open ended questionnaires, and interviews were used to collect the data. The data from closed-ended questionnaires were analyzed quantitatively using the descriptive statistics of frequencies and percentages, while the data from open-ended questionnaires and interviews were analyzed qualitatively. Data from all sources were triangulated to validate the data. The result of the closed-ended questionnaire showed that the factors which contribute the most to learners’ speaking performance were the time for preparation and topical knowledge with the same percentages (97.4%). The least factor that contributes to learners’ speaking performance was the pressure to perform well (60.5%). Those factors contribute to learners' speaking performance in both positive and negative ways. These influences can either help motivate learners to speak English or even discourage them from doing so. It all depends on how learners’ value, respond to, and behave towards those factors. Furthermore, this research also gives contributions on factors that contribute to learners' speaking performance; those are vocabulary and interaction with native speakers.