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Students’ speaking performance could be affected by factors that come from performance conditions (time pressure, planning, standard of performance and amount of support), affective factors (such as motivation, confidence and anxiety), listening ability, topical knowledge and feedback during speaking activities. The purpose of this study was to analyze, describe and determine factors affecting students’ difficulties in speaking performance of the tenth-grade students of SMA Negeri 1 Tiworo Kepulauan. This study employed quantitative design in the form of survey. The samples were 30 students of X MIA 2 which were taken by using random sampling. The data were collected by using close ended questionnaire and were analyzed by using SPSS version 16. The results of this research showed that of the three factors affecting students’ difficulties in speaking, the highest percentage was linguistic factors including grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation. It was concluded that the students got difficulties in performing speaking task.
Keywords: Speaking Performance, Students’ Difficulties
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References
Al-Seghayer, K. (2014). The Four Most Common Constraints Affecting English Teaching in Saudi Arabia. International Journal of English Linguistics, Vol. 4, No. 5; 2014.
Burns, A., & Joyce, H. (1997). Focus on speaking. Sydney: National Center for English Language Teaching and Research.
Clement, R., & Kruidenier, B. G. (1983). Orientations in second language acquisition: The effects of ethnicity, milieu, and target language on their emergence. Language Learning, Vol. 33, 273-291. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-1770.1983.tb00542.x
Harmer, J. (2007). The Practice of English Language Teaching (4th Edition) (Longman Handbooks for Language Teachers) (4th Ed.): Pearson Longman ELT.
Hosni, S. A. Speaking Difficulties Encountered by Young EFL Learners International Journal on Studies in English Language and Literature (IJSELL), Volume 2, Issue 6, June2014, PP 22-30
Levelt, W. J. M. (1989). Speaking: From intention to Articulation. Cambridge: MIT Press.
Shumin, K. (2017). Factors to Consider Developing Adult EFL Students' Speaking Abilities. 2017, from http://dosfan.lib.uic.edu/usia/E-USIA/forum/vols/vol35/no3/p8.htm.
Syafryadin. 2017. “The Effect of Speech Training with Systematic Desensitization on Enhancing Students’ Speaking Competence”. International Journal of Management and Applied Science (IJIMAS). Volume 3 (2) pp. 78-83.
Tuan, N. H., & Mai, T. N. (2015). Factors Affecting Students’ Speaking Performance at Le Thanh Hien High School. Asian Journal of Educational Research, Vol. 3, No. 2, 2015.