PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS THAT STUDENTS IN SPEAKING SKILL IN THE CLASSROOM (A Case Study of the Seventh Grade Students of SMP N 2 Banyubiru in the Academic Year 2017/2018)

Munir, M. Misbakhul (2018) PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS THAT STUDENTS IN SPEAKING SKILL IN THE CLASSROOM (A Case Study of the Seventh Grade Students of SMP N 2 Banyubiru in the Academic Year 2017/2018). Other thesis, IAIN SALATIGA.

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Abstract

The objectives of the research were to find out psychological factors that hinder students in speaking skill in the classroom and cause of the factors as well as the possible solutions to overcome the factors. The data were obtained classroom observation, questionnaires, and documentation. In terms of finding, the study revealed that psychological factors such as shyness, fear of mistake, anxiety, lack of confidence and lack of motivation hinders students in speaking. The study reveals that the most students have psychological factors in terms of practicing speaking skill in the classroom. Of the five psychological factors, shyness ranges first (33%), while fear of mistake is the second (24%), followed by lack of confidence (20%), anxiety (17%), and the last is lack of motivation (6%). Those factors, like of shyness, were commonly psychological factor for the most participants. The possible solutions to overcome those psychological factors, most students believe that motivating them to be more confident to speak English in the worth considering. This finding suggest that the teachers should be more aware of their students’ hindrance to speak in the classroom.

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