THE DIFFICULTIES OF LEARNING SPEAKING FACED BY
THE SECOND SEMESTER STUDENTS OF THE ENGLISH
DEPARTMENT OF UNIVERSITY OF MUHAMMADIYAH
MALANG OF 2014
THESIS
BY :
GANIS PARAMITA FENI (09360098)
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF MUHAMMADIYAH MALANG
2014
THE DIFFICULTIES OF LEARNING SPEAKING FACED BY
THE SECOND SEMESTER STUDENTS OF THE ENGLISH
DEPARTMENT OF UNIVERSITY OF MUHAMMADIYAH
MALANG OF 2014
THESIS
This thesis is submitted to meet one of the requirements to
achieve Sarjana Degree in English Education
By :
GANIS PARAMITA FENI
09360098
MUHAMMADIYAH UNIVERSITY OF MALANG
FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
2014
THE DIFFICULTIES OF LEARNING SPEAKING FACED BY
THE SECOND SEMESTER STUDENTS OF THE ENGLISH
DEPARTMENT OF UNIVERSITY OF MUHAMMADIYAH
MALANG OF 2014
THESIS
By:
GANIS PARAMITA FENI
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF MUHAMMADIYAH MALANG
2014
MOTTO AND EDUCATION
Sesungguhnya beserta kesukaran ada kemudahan
(QS : Al - Insirakh :6 )
“ Barang siapa yang ingin kesejahteraan dunia hendaklah dengan ilmu.
barang siapa yang menginginkan ketentraman di akhirat hendaklah dengan ilmu, dan
barang siapa yang menginginkan kedua – duanya hendaknya dengan ilmu pula”
( Al – Hadist)
DEDICATION:
I dedicated this thesis to :
My beloved Father and Mother,
My sisters, My brothers, and My nephews,
My friends,
And my nice future.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Alhamdulilah, all my praise is to ALLAh SWT who always give me healt, power and
patience so that I can finish my thesis, properly and blessing be on Muhammad SAW the last
prophet who bring us out from the darkness.
I would like to express my deepest gratitude to Mr. Imam Machfudz, Drs and Mr.
Marzuki, Drs. Mpd for their invaluable guidance, advice, patience, suggestion, and support
during the completion of this thesis. I’am also grateful to all second semester students of
English Department at University Muhammadiyah of Malang of 2014 for their chance and
helped my thesis.
Moreover, my special thanks go to my beloved parents “ H. Soebagio and Hj.
Herawati Santoso”. My beloved sisters and brothers ; Gania Hariani Hastuti, Ganinda Angga
Dewi, Ganina Widya Rini, Aryanto, M. Saiful Arifin and Dadang Triatmojo. My beloved
nephews; Naufal Fadhl Rafino, Khalifah Aghnaf Argya and Dhafira Khairunna Arifin for
their support during the completion of this thesis.
Finally, my wonderful friends who always suppport during completion of this thesis;
Artiyas Ludita, Teguh Susanto, Cahaya Eka, Rhisma, and Rizki Maulidani for sharing,
laughing and having beautiful moment with them.
May Allah give you all the best and bless you all
Malang, 02 May 2014
Ganis Paramita Feni
TABLE OF CONTENT
Page
Approval .......................................................................................................................... i
Legalization .................................................................................................................... ii
Acknowledgment .......................................................................................................... iii
Abstract ......................................................................................................................... iv
CHAPTER 1 : INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background of the study ....................................................................................... 1
1.2 Statement of the problem ...................................................................................... 3
1.3 Purpose of the study ............................................................................................. 4
1.4 Significance of the study ...................................................................................... 4
1.5 Scope of limitation ................................................................................................ 5
1.6 Definition of Key term ......................................................................................... 5
CHAPTER II : REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
2.1 Definition of Speaking ......................................................................................... 6
2.2 Objective of Learning Speaking ........................................................................... 6
2.3 Speaking Learning Activities ............................................................................... 7
2.3.1 Group Discussion ................................................................................... 8
2.3.2 Dialogue ................................................................................................. 8
2.3.3 Role Play ............................................................................................... 8
2.3.4 Speech in front of the audience ............................................................ 8
2.3.5 Debate ................................................................................................... 9
2.4 The Component of Speech Act ........................................................................... 10
2.5 The Problem of Learning Speaking .................................................................... 10
2.6 Solving The Problems ........................................................................................ 12
2.6.1 Using Group Work ............................................................................... 12
2.6.2 Giving The Activity Easy Language .................................................... 12
2.6.3 Making a Careful Choice of Topic and Task to Stimulate Interest ..... 12
2.6.4 Giving Some Instructions or Training in Discussion Skills ................ 12
2.6.5 Keeping Students Speaking The Target Language ............................. 13
2.7 The Related Research ....................................................................................... 13
CHAPTER III : RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
3.1 Research Design .............................................................................................. 15
3.2 Population and Sample .................................................................................... 15
3.3 Research Instrument ........................................................................................ 16
3.3.1 Data Collection .................................................................................. 17
3.3.2 Procedure of Data Collection ............................................................ 18
3.4 Data Analysis ................................................................................................... 18
CHAPTER IV : FINDING AND DISCUSSION
4.1 Findings ....................................................................................................... 20
4.1.1 Students’ Difficulties in Learning Speaking .................................. 20
4.1.1.1 From the students’questionnaire ...................................... 20
4.1.1.2 From the students’ interview ........................................... 22
4.1.2 Causes of the Difficulties ............................................................... 22
4.1.2.1 From the students’questionnaire ..................................... 22
4.1.2.2 From the students’interview .......................................... 23
4.1.3 Students’ ways to cope with the Difficulties ............................... 24
4.1.3.1 From the students’questionnaire .................................... 25
4.1.3.2 From the students’interview ......................................... 25
4.2 Discussion .................................................................................................. 26
CHAPTER V : CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTIONS
5.1 Conclusion ................................................................................................. 28
5.1.1 The students’difficulties in learning speaking ............................. 28
5.1.2 The students’causes in learning speaking .................................... 28
5.1.3 The students’ ways to cope difficulties in learning speaking ...... 29
5.2 Suggestions ................................................................................................ 30
REFERENCES
APPENDIX
APPENDIX
1. Questionnaire
2. Interview
3. Result Interview
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