THE ANALYSIS OF TERTIARY EFL STUDENTS’ PROBLEM ON ENGLISH SPEECH

Yashori Revola (State Institute of Islamic Study (IAIN) Bengkulu)

Proceedings of ISELT FBS Universitas Negeri Padang
Vol 4, No 2 (2016): Proceedings of the 4th International Seminar on English Language & Teaching (ISE

There was a fact that most of the sixth semester students are still low in English speech. Therefore, the main objective of this study was to find the factors and dominant factors that faced by the sixth semester students in English speech. The population was the sixth semester students of English department STAIN Bengkulu in academic year of 2011/2012 with a total number of 69 students. The researcher took all of the students as sample. This descriptive quantitative research was used questionnaires as the instrument to gather the data. The data obtained were analyzed by using percentage formula. The result of the research for the overall factors analysis showed that (64,6%) the students gave negative responses on the questionnaires give. It mean that average of English students face the problem in English speech as mentioned on the questionnaires. The finding showed that the factors that faced by the sixth semester students was anxiety (35,7%), self-esteem (33,5%), and motivation (30,8%). The dominant factor that faced by the students in English speech was anxiety (35,7%).