AN ANALYSIS OF STUDENTS' PROBLEMS IN LEARNING ENGLISH SPEAKING AT NINTH GRADE OF SMP MUHAMMADIYAH 1 PURWOKERTO

Speaking is communicating information or expressing ideas and emotions via spoken words. The purpose of this research was to determine the students' problems and factors that cause the students' difficulties in learning English speaking in the ninth grade of SMP Muhammadiyah 1 Purwokerto. In this research, the researcher used the qualitative descriptive method. The subjects of this research are the English teacher of ninth grade and the students of class 9G SMP Muhammadiyah 1 Purwokerto. The object of this research is the students' problems in learning English speaking. In collecting the data, the researcher used triangulation consisting of interviews, observation, and documentation. The data analysis technique used in this research was data reduction, data display, and verification/conclusion drawing. From the data analysis, the researcher found the students' problems and the factors that cause problems in the process of learning English speaking at SMP Muhammadiyah 1 Purwokerto, as follows: 1) The students' problems in learning English speaking are students' lack of pronunciation, students' lack of vocabulary, students' poor grammar, students' lack of fluency, and students' low comprehension. 2) The psychological factors that cause students' problems in learning English speaking are: lack of confidence, fear of making mistakes, shyness, anxiety, and lack of motivation