A Study on Perceived Factors Affecting EFL Learners Speaking Ability

SIWA, Yohana Nurak (2022) A Study on Perceived Factors Affecting EFL Learners Speaking Ability. Undergraduate thesis, Universitas Katolik Widya Mandira Kupang.

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Abstract

This thesis entitled “A Study on Perceived Factors Affecting EFL Learners Speaking Ability”. It was conducted to answer the following questions: (1) What is the perceived factors affecting EFL learners speaking ability? (2) What is the most dominant perceived factors affecting EFL learners speaking ability? Based on the statement above, the objectives of the study were: (1) To find out the perceived factors affecting speaking ability of the fourth semester students of English education study program at Widya Mandira Catholic University (2) To find out the most dominant perceived factors affecting speaking ability of the fourth semester students of English education study program at Widya Mandira Catholic University. The subjects of the study were 15 fourth semester students of English education study program at Widya Mandira Catholic University. In collecting the data the writer used a quantitative method and the instrument was questionnaire adapted from Tuan & Mai (2015). The result of the analysis showed that four categories of perceived factors affecting EFL learners speaking ability, the four factors are performance condition, affective factors, listening ability and topical knowledge. The study also found that the most dominant perceived factors affecting EFL learners speaking ability was confidence. In adiition, the study revealed some problems encountered by the students in speaking English, such as worried about making mistakes, fearful or losing face, they cannot think of anything to say, no motivation to express ideas, lack of preparation and vocabulary and also they felt shy. Based on the result above, the writer proposes the following suggestions for: (1) The students need to aware and understand the importance of speaking English and also build their self-confidence when speaking English. (2) The lecturers should motivate, support, create good atmosphere, fun and interesting learning process to build students self-confidence in their speaking ability.

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