AN ANALYSIS OF STUDENTS’ ENGLISH SPEAKING SKILLS AT COASTAL SCHOOLS OF BENGKULU CITY, INDONESIA

This research was not only aimed at describing students’ speaking skills in English especially in coastal areas of Bengkulu city, Indonesia, but also investigating the factors which influenced the skills.The mixed method (qualitative and quantitive) was used in this research. Meanwhile, the subjects of the research were 159 students (males and females) in total coming from three different schools. The data were obtained through recording by using camera, handycam and also by delivering a questionaire. The collected data were then analyzed by using Interactive Model namely data reduction, data display, and drawing a conclusion. The findings show th at th e stude n ts’ spe akin g sk il l s in E n g l ish w e re in mo de rate cate g o ry in w h ich grammar, vocabulary and fluency became main problems for them in studying English speaking skills. In addition, lack of practice and confidence were believed positively as a trigger for those problems