Students' Difficulties in Public Speaking Class: A Narrative Inquiry

Khanifah, Khabibatun Asty (2024) Students' Difficulties in Public Speaking Class: A Narrative Inquiry. Undergraduate Thesis thesis, UIN K.H. ABDURRAHMAN WAHID PEKALONGAN.

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Abstract

Public speaking is one of the most important speaking skills to have, including for students. However, students often find it difficult to do public speaking, even though they are in a public speaking class. Public speaking class is a class created specifically to train students' public speaking skills. This research uses a qualitative approach and narrative inquiry as methods. The participants of this research were two students majoring in English. The data was collected through semi-structured interviews. This study theoretically contributes to the theories of Chen, Penny Ur, Bygate, and supports theories related to students' difficulties in speaking. This research aims to determine the difficulties faced by students in speaking in public speaking class. The results of this research show that students have difficulties in public speaking class and include preparation before performing in front of the class. Students feel confused about deciding what material to convey because they are used to working in groups but have to work individually in public speaking class. Students also feel anxious when they want to present material about something new. Besides, students found the difficulties in speaking when performing in front of the class, namely nervousness, anxiety, difficulty in choosing vocabulary, and lack of fluency in speaking. Public speaking merupakan salah satu kemampuan berbicara yang penting untuk dimiliki, termasuk oleh mahasiswa. Namun, mahasiswa seringkali menemukan kesulitan dalam melakukan public speaking, meskipun mereka berada dalam kelas public speaking. Kelas public speaking adalah kelas yang dibuat khusus untuk melatih kemampuan public speaking mahasiswa. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif dan naratif inkuiri sebagai metode. Partisipan dari penelitian ini adalah 2 mahasiswa jurusan bahasa inggris. Data dikumpulkan melalui wawancara semi terstruktur. Studi ini secara teoritis berkontribusi pada teori Chen, Penny Ur, Bygate, dan mendukung teori yang terkait dengan kesulitan siswa dalam berbicara. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui kesulitan-kesulitan yang dihadapi siswa dalam berbicara di kelas public speaking. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa siswa memiliki kesulitan dalam kelas public speaking dan meliputi persiapan sebelum tampil di depan kelas. Siswa merasa bingung menentukan materi yang akan di sampaikan karena terbiasa bekerja secara kelompok namun harus bekerja secara individu pada kelas public speaking. Siswa juga merasa cemas ketika ingin membawakan materi tentang hal baru. Selain itu, kesulitan dalam berbicara ketika tampil di depan kelas yang dialami oleh siswa adalah nervous, panik, merasa kesulitan dalam memilih kosa kata, dan kurang lancar dalam berbicara.

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