STUDENTS’ SPEAKING ABILITY FOR EVERYDAY COMMUNICATION

The students’ speaking ability at second semester students of English Education Department Faculty of Education and Teachers Training Lancang Kuning University seemed that lower then what was expected by the lecturer. So, this research aimed to see scientifically how the students’ speaking ability for everyday communication is and the factors influence their speaking ability. This research has been conducted by using mix method design because the researcher wanted to figure out quantitative and qualitative data from this research. The firs research purpose was to find out the quantitative data and the second purpose was to find out qualitative data. After collecting the data by using speaking test and interview, the researcher has found the result. It is showed that the students speaking ability in everyday communication is 69 categorized into fair level. It is influenced by several factors, such as lack of vocabulary, no understanding about grammar, lack of confidence, lack of understanding about sound of word, and lack encouragement from society. So, the second semester students of English Education Department Faculty of Education and Teachers Training Lancang Kuning University should find the best strategy to develop their speaking ability.