An analysis of students difficulties in public speaking skill of the sixth semester students of english education study program at muhammadiyah kotabumi university academic year 2021/2022

Abstract

In general, there are four important skills in English: listening, speaking, reading and writing. All these skills are very important for students to master in order to be able to communicate well. Among these skills, speaking is one of the most important. Because not only do students need to know aspects of the language, but they also need to master other aspects such as: Having high self-confidence, getting rid of fear, getting rid of shyness, getting rid of fear, etc. fear. The problem with this study is the difficulty faced by public speaking students, especially those in the sixth semester of the English Education Program at Muhammadiya University Kotabumi. The purpose of this study was to analyze the difficulties faced by public speaking students, especially those in the 6th semester of the English Language Education Program at Muhammadiya University Kotabumi. The method used in this study is descriptive qualitative research. Thesubjects of this study were sixth semester students of the English Language Education course. Researchers identified six students as study subjects. The tool used in this study is an interview. In this study, the data collection technique used by researchers was the interview technique. The results of this study indicate that there are two aspects to the problems that lead to language impairment in students. Her two sides to the problem are language issues and non-verbal/psychological issues. Language problems include pronunciation, lack of vocabulary, and lack of grammar. Non-verbal/psychological problems consist of lack of self-confidence, fear, embarrassment, and lack of motivation.Keyword : English, Speaking, Difficulties