A Thesis
Submitted to English Department
As a Partial Fulfilment of the Requirement for S.Pd. Degree
By:
REZA ARDIANSYAH 1001050111
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION FACULTY UNIVERSITY OF MUHAMMADIYAH PURWOKERTO
DEDICATION
This thesis is dedicated to:
- My Beloved Mother, Laksmi Herawati, who always gives support, affection, and prays for me. Thank you Mom.
- My Beloved Father, Agus Marnoto, who always strengthens and believed in me. Thanks much Dad.
- My Brother and my little sister, Tommy Adrianto and Azallea Laksita Devi. Thanks for give me a lot of happiness and comfort.
- My best friends, Herlina Puspitaningrum, Nurindah Riovita, Yuli Sulistianingsih, and Eti Widianti. Thanks a lot for giving me support from the beginning till the end of my thesis, for strengthen me when I got frustrate with my thesis, for accompany me, and for everything you’ve done for me Thank you so much gals.
MOTTO
“Man Jadda Wa Jadda”
Barang siapa yang bersungguh – sungguh maka akan mendapatkannya.
“Hai orang-orang yang beriman, Jadikanlah sabar dan shalatmu Sebagai penolongmu, sesungguhnya Allah beserta orang-orang yang sabar”
(Al-Baqarah: 153)
“Dream, Believe, and Make it happen.” (AgnezMo)
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Assalamu’alaikumWr. Wb.
First of all, the writer would like to thank to Allah SWT, who has given
mercy and blessing so that the writer can finish this thesis. This thesis is submitted to
fulfill one of the requirements to get S, Pd. Degree from Muhammadiyah University
of Purwokerto.
The writer would like to express her great apperception and gratefulness for:
1. Drs. H. Syamsuhad iIrsyad, S.H, M.H, the rector of Muhammadiyah University
of Purwokerto.
2. Drs. Akhmad, M. Pd, the dean of the Teacher Training and Education Faculty
who has given the permission to write this thesis.
3. Drs. Pudiyono, M. Hum, as the chief of the English Department who has given
opportunity and agreement to conduct this study.
4. Mrs. Lutfi Istikharoh, M. Pd, as the supervisor who gave given much attention,
guidance, support, and suggestion so that the writer can finish this thesis.
5. H. Slamet Sartono, S.P, M. Pd., as the headmaster of SMKN 1 Purwokerto for
giving permission for the writer in conducting the research.
6. Mr. Handoko, S.Pd and Mrs. Palupi Nilasari, S.Pd for giving permit and support
7. All of the students of XI-Accounting 3 and XI-Office Administration 1 of SMKN
1 Purwokerto.
Finally, the writer believes that this thesis has still weaknesses. Therefore,
the writer would appreciate to invite criticisms and suggestions from the readers.
Hopefully this thesis will be useful for English education especially for teachers
and English learners.
Purwokerto, July 12th, 2014
TABLE OF CONTENTS
TITLE ... i
APPROVAL ... ii
LEGALIZATION ... iii
DEDICATION ... v
MOTTO ... vi
ACKNOWLEGDMENT ... vii
TABLE OF CONTENTS ... ix
LIST OF TABLE ... xi
LIST OF FIGURE ... xii
ABSTRACT ... xiii
CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION A. Background of Research ... 1
CHAPTER II. LITERATURE/THEORITICAL REVIEW A. English Speaking Skill ... 8
1. The Concept of Speaking ... 8
2. The Importance of Speaking ... 12
B. Language Learning Problem ... 17
1. Problems in Learning Foreign Language ... 17
2. Problems in Speaking ... 19
C. Language Learning Strategy ... 20
1. The Importance of Learning Strategy in Language Learning ... 21
2. Learning Strategies in Speaking ... 22
1) Direct Learning Strategies ... 23
2) Indirect Learning Strategies ... 25
CHAPTER III. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY A. Method of Research ... 34
H. Inter-rater Reliability ... 42
CHAPTER IV RESULT AND DISCUSSION A. Result ... 43
B. Discussion ... 74
CHAPTER V CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION A. Conclusion ... 84
B. Suggestion ... 85 BIBLIOGRAPHY
LIST OF TABLE
Table 2.1 Summary of Speaking Strategy ... 27
Table 3.1 Schedule of Research ... 35
Table 3.2 The Indicators of Research ... 39
LIST OF FIGURE
Figure 4.1 Memory Strategy ... 52
Figure 4.1.1 Chart of Question 1 ... 53
Figure 4.1.2 Chart of Question 2 ... 54
Figure 4.1.3 Chart of Question 3 ... 54
Figure 4.2 Cognitive Strategy ... 55
Figure 4.2.1 Chart of Question 4 ... 55
Figure 4.3 Compensation Strategy ... 58
Figure 4.3.1 Chart of Question 10 ... 59
Figure 4.3.2 Chart of Question 11 ... 60
Figure 4.3.3 Chart of Question 12 ... 60
Figure 4.4 Meta-cognitive Strategy ... 61
Figure 4.4.1 Chart of Question 13 ... 61
Figure 4.4.2 Chart of Question 14 ... 62
Figure 4.4.3 Chart of Question 15 ... 62
Figure 4.4.4 Chart of Question 16 ... 63
Figure 4.4.5 Chart of Question 17 ... 63
Figure 4.5 Affective Strategy ... 64
Figure 4.5.1 Chart of Question 18 ... 64
Figure 4.6 Social Strategy ... 65
Figure 4.6.1 Chart of Question 19 ... 65
STUDENTS’ SPEAKING PROBLEMS AND THEIR STRATEGIES (A Descriptive Study on the Eleventh Grade Students of Public Vocational High
School in Banyumas District in the Academic Year 2013/2014)
ABSTRACT REZA ARDIANSYAH
1001050111
A Descriptive Study, entitled Students’ Speaking Problems and The Strategies was conducted to find out students’ speaking problems and their strategies in coping with them.
The subject of this research was 62 students of 11th grade of SMK N 1 Purwokerto in the academic year 2013/2014. The data were collected by using questionnaire, interview and observation. Questionnaire was used to find out students’ opinion about their speaking problems and their strategies in coping with them. The information about students’ problems in speaking, and their strategies in coping with speaking problems were also provided in detail by giving interview to the teacher. Observation was conducted to know what are the problems that faced by the students and the real fact when speaking strategies used by the students to overcome their speaking problems.
