DenganJudul : “Problems in Speaking English in the Fifth Semester of English Education Department at Muhammadiyah University Makassar”. Problems in Speaking English of the Fifth Semester of the Department of English Education at Muhammadiyah University of Makassar. Thesis of Department of English Education, Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Muhammadiyah Makassar University, Superintendent UmmiKhaeratiSyam and Hj.Ilmiah. The method of this research was qualitative descriptive describing students' difficulties in speaking English, and the population of this research was the fifth semester students of the English Education Department at Muhammadiyah University, Makassar.
Based on the research findings, the result of the research showed that students speak fluently and accurately in English. Erwin Akib, M.Pd, Ph.D., The Dean of Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Muhammadiyah University of Makassar. Ummi Khaerati Syam, S.Pd, M.Pd., The Head of English Education Department of Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Muhammadiyah University of Makassar.
Finally, by reciting Alhamdulillahi Rabbil 'Alamin, the researcher could successfully complete his research, in accordance with the time target and also the purpose of the research.
INTRODUCTION
- Problem Statement
- Objective of the Research
- Significance of the Research
- Scope of the Research
Teachers can use short questions and short dialogues in class to develop their students. In the education field of Indonesia, English is used in some schools and universities as the medium language or instruction to teach academic subjects and even become the main language used during the academic process, especially in the English department which is under the faculty of teachers and training courses at some universities. This factor challenges the researcher to investigate the speaking difficulties of students at Muhammadiyah University of Makassar.
And the fifth semester is chosen because the students at that level have to prepare to practice teaching in the seventh semester. Based on the problem above, the researcher decides to conduct a descriptive research under the title "Problems in Speaking English by The Fifth Semester of English Education Departmentat Muhammadiyah University of Makassar". Based on the background study above, the researcher would like to formulate the research question as follows: “What are the problems of the students in speaking English in the fifth semester of English Education Department of Muhammadiyah University of Makassar.
The study focuses on describing what are the students' problems of fluency and accuracy in speaking English in the fifth semester of English Education Department at Muhammadiyah University of Makassar during the academic year 2018/2019.
REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
Some Pertinent Ideas
- Definition of Speaking
- The Importance of Speaking
- Characteristics of Speaking Skill
- Speaking Problems
- Factors Affecting Speaking Skill
- The Concept of Self Confidence
- The Concept of Motivations
RESEARCH METHOD
Populatian dan Sample
Instrument of the Research
The research tools used to collect data for this study were questionnaire and class observation. The questionnaires were delivered to 35 students, the researcher used closed questionnaire, because by using closed questionnaire the answer was organized. The researcher used Likert scale to measure some different things like attitude, opinion, perception of someone or group towards the social phenomena in a research.
The options in the questionnaire consisted of 5 options: strongly agree, agree, undecided, disagree and strongly disagree. In this case, the questionnaire was used to get information about students' problems with speaking English in the fifth semester of the English Education Department at Muhammadiyah University of Makassar. And then the researcher was observed in class to see how the students' learning activities went in class, how the students performed and what problems the students actually encountered during the speaking lessons.
Procedure of Data Collections
There were 2 students or 5.71% of the total number of students who strongly agreed with the statement. The remaining 21 students or 60% of the total number of students agreed with the statement. The remaining 9 students or 25.71% of the total number of students agreed with the statement.
The remaining 11 students or 31.42% of the total number of students agree with the statement. 21 students or 60% of all students agreed with the statement. The remaining 10 students or 28.58% of the total number of students agree with the statement.
It shows that most students choose agree, undecided and disagree with the statement. There were 7 students or 20% of the total number of students who fully agree with the statement. The other 13 students or 37.14% of the total number of students agree with the statement.
There were 3 students or 8.58% of the total number of students who fully agree with the statement. There were 18 students or 51.44% of the total number of students who fully agree with the statement. 13 other students or 37.14% of the total number of students. were in agreement with the statement.
Out of the total number of students who strongly agree with the statement, there were 4 students or 11.43%. The other 14 students or 40% of the total number of students agree with the statement. Out of the total number of students who strongly agree with the statement, there were 8 students or 22.86%.
This shows that most students prefer to strongly agree with the statement.
Technique of Data Analysis
FINDINGS AND DISCUSSIONS
Discussions
Based on the analysis of the data collected through the survey questionnaire, it was found that the majority of students agree with the statement that students have problems with fluency and accuracy in speaking English. The teacher must be able to recognize and correct the voice of students who pronounce it incorrectly. According to the writers, there is a possibility that students do not practice pronouncing the words frequently and regularly.
If the students do not speak English during the lesson, an English language environment will not be created. Usually students use the native language if they don't know the words in English, and the subject/substance is difficult. This is caused by the students not mastering the vocabulary in the subject. Based on the research results of this thesis, the researcher concludes that there are several reasons for the problems of students speaking English in the fifth semester at Muhammadiyah University of Makassar.
All of them are because most of the students are not really enthusiastic about practicing their English. The causes of problems mentioned before make some of the students become passive and insecure to speak English in the class. Based on the findings and discussion, it can be concluded that there are some problems in speaking English by the fifth semester at Muhammadiyah University of Makassar.
As a result, many students are not active in practicing speaking English. There are some reasons why students have difficulty with the vocabulary of the terms. The students are too lazy to practice speaking, sometimes they are embarrassed to practice speaking English with their friends. In addition, teachers should carefully decide when and how to correct students' mistakes so that students are not afraid of making mistakes and students' flow.
The survey questionnaire was designed to find "Problems in speaking English by the Students' English Education Department in the fifth semester at the Muhammadiyah University of Makassar". I really like to speak English in class and I feel I can actively speak English in the 5th semester).
CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION
Suggestion
The teacher should help their students to overcome inhibition and shyness by having friendly, helpful and cooperative behavior to make students feel comfortable when speaking in class, remind students not to worry about making mistakes and for giving them clear instructions and adequate guidance. Finally, the teachers should create an English-speaking environment by encouraging the students to use English in the classroom to make it a habit, allowing them to watch films or videos in English and the teachers should also regularly teach English in use the classroom so that the students have more exposure to the language. The students should practice speaking English more often outside the classroom by doing the speaking tasks in the textbook at home with their classmates and joining the speaking club where they can use English.
Improving students' speaking through communicative language teaching method in MtsJa-alhaq, Sentot Ali Basa Islamic Boarding School in Bengkulu, Indonesia. International Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences. 2015.Factors affecting students' speaking performance in LE ThanhHien High School.Asian Journal of Educational Research. This questionnaire aims to collect data about the difficulties you face and the things considered to influence your difficulties in speaking English.
Saya sangat menikmati berbicara bahasa Inggris di kelas dan saya merasa bisa berbicara bahasa Inggris secara aktif di semester 5. Kemampuan mendengarkan saya dalam menanggapi lawan bicara saya masih kurang, sehingga saya kesulitan menanggapi seseorang atau lawan bicara saya dalam bahasa Inggris. Lingkungan kelas dan teman-teman utama saya yang berbahasa Inggris tidak menerapkan bahasa Inggris dalam percakapan sehari-hari, sehingga tidak melatih kemampuan bahasa Inggris saya.
Saya masih kekurangan daya ingat untuk mengingat kembali kalimat-kalimat bahasa Inggris yang telah diturunkan kepada saya, sehingga sulit untuk mengulang kalimat seseorang. Saya sering dikoreksi oleh dosen dan teman-teman ketika kalimat bahasa Inggris saya salah. Saya masih merasa malu dan tidak percaya diri dalam berbicara bahasa Inggris karena takut kalimat saya salah dan ditertawakan.
Saya masih malu dan tidak percaya berbicara bahasa Inggris karena takut kalimat saya salah dan ditertawakan). Ketika saya belajar berbicara bahasa Inggris di kelas, saya masih kekurangan waktu untuk mempersiapkan materi yang akan disampaikan, sehingga hasilnya kurang memuaskan). Saya memilih bergabung untuk berbicara bahasa Inggris ketika saya ditunjuk oleh guru dan saya tidak punya pilihan lain.
I chose to participate in English speaking when I was nominated by the lecturer and because I had no other choices).
