THE PROBLEM OF STUDENTS’ COMMUNICATION SKILLS IN PUBLIC SPEAKING CLASS
THESIS
Submitted to the Faculty of Tarbiyah and Teacher Training, State Islamic University of North Sumatera Medan as a Partial Fulfillment Requirements for
the Degree of Sarjana Pendidikan (S.Pd)
By:
SOBIHANNUR Reg. No.: 0304182109
DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH EDUCATION
FACULTY OF TARBIYAH AND TEACHING TRAINING STATE ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY OF NORTH SUMATERA
MEDAN 2022
SURAT PENGESAHAN
Skripsi ini yang berjudul “THE PROBLEM OF STUDENTS’ COMMUNICATION SKILLS IN PUBLIC SPEAKING CLASS” yang disusun oleh Sobihannur yang telah dimunaqasyahkan dalam Sidang Munaqasyah Sarjana Strata Satu (S-1) Fakultas Ilmu Tarbiyah dan Keguruan UIN SU Medan pada tanggal:
29 Oktober 2022 3 Rabiul Akhir 1444 H
Skripsi telah diterima sebagai persyaratan untuk memperoleh Gelar Sarjana Pendidikan (S.Pd) dalam Ilmu Tarbiyah dan Keguruan pada Jurusan Tadris Bahasa Inggris Fakultas Ilmu Tarbiyah dan Keguruan UIN Sumatera Utara Medan.
Panitia Sidang Munaqasyah Skripsi
Fakultas Ilmu Tarbiyah dan Keguruan UIN-SU Medan
Ketua Sekretaris
Yani Lubis, S.Ag., M. Hum Ernita Daulay, S.Pd., M. Hum NIP. 19700606 200003 1 006 NIP. 19801201 200912 2 003
Anggota Penguji
1. Yani Lubis, S.Ag., M. Hum 2. Maryati Salmiah, M. Hum NIP. 197006062000031006 NIP. 19820501 200901 2 012
2. Siti Ismahani, M. Hum 4. Drs. Achmad Ramadhan, MA NIP. 19690503 199903 2 003 NIP. 19660115 199403 1 002
Mengetahui
Dekan Fakultas Ilmu Tarbiyah dan Keguruan UIN-SU Medan
Dr. H. Mardianto, M.Pd NIP. 19671212 199403 1 004
KEMENTERIAN AGAMA
UNIVERSITAS ISLAM NEGERI SUMATERA UTARA
FAKULTAS ILMU TARBIYAH DAN KEGURUAN
Jl. Williem Iskandar Psr. V Telp. 6615683-6622683 Medan Estate 20731 email: fitk@uinsu.ac.id
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The research has been conducted with the title “The Problem of Students' Communication Skill in Public Speaking Class, with the background of the problems faced by students when communicating in class. This study aims to determine the communication skills problems faced by students in public speaking and why do they have problems.
It uses qualitative methods, namely observation, and interviews. The subjects of this study were grade IX students of SMP Negeri 5 Panyabungan for the academic year 2021-2022. Data were collected through observation and interviews and analyzed by qualitative methods.
The results showed that the students of SMP Negeri 5 Panyabungan had problems with communication skills, namely poor in grammar, lack of intonation, lack of body movement, and can't speak loudly. and the reason why students have these problems is because of lack of vocabulary, lack of pronunciation, panic, lack of practice, and the last lack of confidence.
Keywords: Communication skills, Public speaking
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
ِهَّ للا ِمْسِب مْيِحََّرلا ِنَمْحََّرلا
Bismillahirrahmanirrahim
Praice and gratitude, let us pray together to Allah SWT, the most beneficent, the most merciful, all of praise to Allah SWT who has given charity and healthy for the researcher was able to finish this thesis.
Blessing and peace be upon to our prophet Muhammad SAW who has brought and guided human beings to become civilized and educated in terms of science and technology.
The researcher would like to thank my beloved, great and beautiful mother Sofriani, my beloved father Nasrin Lubis, and 4 brothers who have given encouragement, love, advice, morals, material, and support to the researcher in addition to being patient and careful before, during and after his studies at UINSU.
May Allah SWT always bless them, thank you for all their love.
In completing this thesis, the researcher faced so many difficulties and problems but did not stop this effort to improve it, and it seems impossible to do without a lot of help from others. Therefore, the researchers would like to thank:
1. Prof. Dr. Syahrin Harahap, M.A., as the Chancellor of the State Islamic University of North Sumatra, Medan.
2. Dr. Mardianto, M.Pd., as the Dean of the Faculty of Tarbiyah and Teacher Training at UIN North Sumatra Medan.
3. Yani Lubis, S.Ag, M.Hum., as Head of English Education Department and Researcher I Supervisor.
4. Ernita Daulay, S.Pd., M.Hum., as Secretary of English Education Department.
5. Maryati Salmiah , M. Hum., as the supervisor for the two researchers who have given valuable time to assist and guide researchers in completing this thesis.
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6. Dr, Budiman, M.A., as an academic research lecturer who has guided researchers from semester one until now.
7. All lectures who have given their valuable thoughts in English teaching for her during academic years at UINSU.
8. Thank you to my lovely pretty sister Olomarina Batubara who has played an important role in writing this thesis.
9. A lot of love to my lovely friends LS family, Zahratul Hafizah, Septiana Azzahra, Reviza Ikhwilda Windari, and Muhammad Naufal Azka for the support, help, advice, and memories that we have been through together.
Hopefully, we can get through many more stories and Allah blesses us all.
10. Special thanks to my friends, Rosidah Yasrini, Riza Tio, Annisa Kartini, and Rizky Khofifah thanks for friendship, advice, support, motivation and help so that she can completed her thesis.
11. The researcher’s friends at TBI-3 2018 and all of TBI 2018, whose names could not be mentioned one by one, who has accompanied, helped, togetherness and suggestions to the researcher writer.
12. All people whose names could not all be mentioned here, for their help, services, idea, suggestion and advises in completing this thesis, that have not been possible for her to acknowledgment all properly.
13. The headmaster of SMP Negeri 5 Panyabungan. Who have given permission for the researcher to conduct the study there, and also school administration staff thanks for the cooperation. The researcher also want to say thanks for the IX students of SMP Negeri 5 Panyabungan who gave their time to participate in this research.
14. My sincere appreciation has also been delivered to Attah, Karimah, Ian, and Ongga.
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The researcher realizes that this thesis is still far from the being perfect. So, the researcher hopes suggestion and comments from all of the readers or other researchers who want to study this thesis.
Finally, the researcher hopes that this thesis would be useful for the readers, especially the students of English Department who want to do similar research and also for the researcher herself. May Allah SWT bless all of us.
Deli Serdang, August 29th 2022 Reseacher
Sobihannur
Reg. No.: 0304182109
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ... i
ABSTRACT... ... iv
TABLE OF CONTENTS ... v
LIST OF TABLES ... vii
LIST OF APPENDICES ... viii
CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION ... 1
1.1 The Background of the Study ... 1
1.2 The Scope and Limitation of the Study ... 2
1.3 The formulation of the Study ... 2
1.4 The Objective of the Study ... 2
1.5 The significance of the Study ... 2
CHAPTER II. LITERATUR REVIEW ... 3
2.1 Theoretical Framework ... 3
2.1.1 Definition of Public Speaking ... 3
2.1.2 Definition of Communication Skills ... 14
2.1.3 Aspects of Communication Skills ... 21
2.1.4 Benefits of Students Communication Skills ... 23
2.1.5 Develop of Communication Skills ... 23
2.2 Previous Related Research ... 27
2.3 Conceptual Framework ... 30
CHAPTER III. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY ... 32
3.1 Research Design ... 32
3.2 Research Settings ... 32
3.3 Data and Data Sources ... 33
3.4 Technique for Collecting Data ... 33
3.5 Teachnique of Analyzing Data ... 35
3.6 Trustworthiness ... 35
CHAPTER IV. RESULT AND DISCUSSION ... 37
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4.1 Result ... 37
4.2 Discussion ... 47
CHAPTER V. CLOSING ... 49
5.1 Conclusion ... 49
5.2 Suggestion ... 50
REFERENCES ... 51
APPENDICES ... 53
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LIST OF TABLES
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Table I Observation Sheet ... 34
Table II The Data of Students ... 39
Table III The Problem of Communication Skill ... 41
Table IV Reason Why They Have Problems ... 44
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LIST OF APPENDICES
Appendix 1 Instrument ... 53 Appendix 2 Transcription... 55 Appendix 3 Documentation ... 63
