THE CORRELATION BETWEEN SELF-CONFIDENCE AND SPEAKING ACHIEVEMENT OF THE UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS OF ENGLISHdSTUDY PROGRAM OF UIN RADEN FATAH PALEMBANG.[SKRIPSI]

The objectives of the study were to find out whether or not (1) there was significant correlation between self-confidence and speaking achievement, and (2) there was a significance infuence of self-confidence on speaking achievement. The problem of the study referred to the correlation between self-confidence and speaking achievement. The study was conducted at English Education Study Program Faculty of Tarbiyah of UIN Raden Fatah Palembang. The population of the study was 481 active students of English Education Study Program Faculty of Tarbiyah of UIN Raden Fatah Palembang in academic year 2016/2017. The sample of this study was all of the fifth semester students. The total number of the students were 101 students. Since 26 were absent. Therefore, the sample of this study was 75 students. The data were collected by using self-confidence questionnaire and speaking test. The collected data were analyzed by using the correlational and regression analyses and computerized with SPSS 20. Furthermore, it was found out that there was significant correlation between selfconfidence and speaking achievement. The Correlation Coefficient or r-obtained was (.681), it was higher than r-table (.227), at (p) 0.000