JELT: Journal of English Language Teaching
Vol 6, No 2 (2022): SEPTEMBER

The Factors Affecting Students’ Difficulties in Conducting Thesis at English Language Educational the University of Batanghari Jambi

Fitria Inda Yani (English Education Study Program, Faculty of Teacher Training and Educational Sciences, Batanghari University)
Suyadi Suyadi (English Education Study Program, Faculty of Teacher Training and Educational Sciences, Batanghari University)
Ridho Praja Dinata (English Education Study Program, Faculty of Teacher Training and Educational Sciences, Batanghari University)



Article Info

Publish Date
28 Nov 2022

Abstract

This research was included in quantitative research which aims to find out the problems and factors experienced by students so that it affects their difficulties in completing the thesis. The subjects of this study were 19 students of the 2018 English Department of Batanghari Jambi University who had completed their thesis. This research collected data through questionnaires distributed online using Google form. In this research, three main factors are identified that affecting undergraduate thesis writing. First, psychological factors which include self-esteem, anxiety, and motivation. Furthermore, the second factor is socio-cultural factors which include the social distance among each student and the social distance between students and supervisors. Lastly, linguistic factors which include domain error analysis and extent of error analysis. The results showed that psychology factors got a percentage of 40.36%, socio-cultural factors got a percentage of 29.66%, and linguistic factors got a percentage of 29.96%. Thus, it can be concluded that the most influencing factor in the difficulty of students completing the thesis is the psychological factor.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

jelt

Publisher

Subject

Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media

Description

JELT: Journal of English Language Teaching that published by the English Education Study Program, Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Batanghari University. JELT: Journal of English Language Teaching aims at reporting high-quality empirical and original research contributions for the benefit ...