| dc.description.abstract | In Indonesia, English is the first foreign language taught to students from
the beginning to the university level. It is one of the educational programs that
must be increased and developed at schools in Indonesia. In vocational high
schools, students are prepared to speak English for communication when they
work in companies. Unfortunately, speaking competence is difficult because
effective oral communication requires some aspects of using the language
appropriately.
The most common psychological problems in speaking English faced by
students in speaking English are (1) lack of confidence, (2) lack of motivation, (3)
fear of mistakes, (4) shyness, and (5) anxiety.
This study employs descriptive qualitative that aims to describe the
psychological problems in speaking English faced by the tenth, eleventh, twelfth,
and thirteenth-grade students at SMKN 1 Singosari Malang. Qualitative
descriptive contains sampling, data collection, and data analysis. Therefore, the
researcher used two instruments: a questionnaire and an interview.
Based on the obtained data, the most psychological problems in speaking
English faced by students were fear of mistakes and anxiety. However, the least
one was a lack of motivation, which was not as serious as others.
The problems were caused by environmental aspects such as being judged
as well as being nervous if they spoke in front of other people and some factors
such as self-motivation, hereditary factors, personality disorders, side effects of
certain medicines/substances, and experience in using English successfully.
Based on the interview result, in order to overcome the students’ problems,
the students with high proficiency skills in speaking had some strategies, namely
memorizing vocabulary, practicing more and more with friends, listening to
Western music, watching films, making friends with native speakers, speaking in
front of a mirror in order that they can see their style in speaking, joining English
club or course, talking to themselves, making an English day in class, and
conducting English games. Meanwhile, it is suggested that English teachers
should pay more attention to students' psychological problems in speaking
English, use a suitable method in speaking class, and train students to speak a lot
in front of other people. | en_US |
