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The aims of the study are mainly to know the students’ difficulties in speaking, and to know the strategy used by teacher to overcome the speaking problems.The participants of the study were 36 students of the tenth grade of SMK N 2 Purworejo.The instruments used in this research were questionnaire, interview and documentation. After getting the data, the writer analyzed them to determine category of students’ speaking skill, students’ speaking difficulties and teacher strategies.The result of the study shows that the mean score of students skill in speaking is 64.8. It belongs to sufficient category. The students’ speaking difficulties covered linguistic and non linguistics problems. The linguistic problems include lack of vocabulary, pronunciation, grammar knowledge, while non linguistic problems, namely inhibition, nothing to say, uneven participant, mother tounge interference,anxiety, shyness, lack of self confident and low motivation. To solve the problems, the teacher has strategies such as drilling, brainstorming, role playing and giving the students motivation.
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Ahmadi, Abu H. Drs. dan Drs. Widodo Supriyono. 2013. Psikologi Belajar. Jakarta. Rhineka Cipta.
Brown, H. Douglas. 2003. Language Assessment Principle and Classroom Practice. New York. Longman.
Brown, H. Douglas. 2007. Principle of Language Learning and Teaching, Fifth Edition. United States of America. Pearson Education.
B. St. Kurniawati. 2017. A Study of Speaking Class Anxiety of The Second Semester Students in English Education Departement at UIN Alauddin Makasar. A Thesis. Unpublished. UIN Alauddin Makasar.
Djamarah, Syaiful Bahri. 2011. Psikologi Belajar. Jakarta. Rhineka Cipta.
Haidara, Youssouf. 2016. Psychological Factor Affecting English Speaking Performance for the English Learners in Indonesia. Universal Journal of Education Research, 4, 1501-1505.
Harmer, Jeremy. 2013. The Practice of Language Teaching. London. Longman.
Muhammad, Hamid Ph.D. 2017. Panduan Penilaian. Jakarta. Kementrian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan.
Mufidah, Hanum. 2017. Factors Affecting The Speaking Difficulties of The Tenth Grade Hotel Accomodation Students At SMK Negeri 6 Palembang. A Thesis. Unpublished. UIN Raden Fatah, Palembang.
Thornbury, Scott. 2005. How to Teach Speaking. Harlow. Pearson Education.