Open AccessSPEAKING PROBLEMS FACED BY THE ENGLISH DEPARTMENT STUDENTS OF SYIAH KUALA UNIVERSITY
Author(s) -
Hendra Heriansyah
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
lingua didaktika/lingua didaktika
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2541-0075
pISSN - 1979-0457
DOI - 10.24036/ld.v6i1.7398
Subject(s) - vocabulary , psychology , mathematics education , kuala lumpur , medical education , linguistics , medicine , business , marketing , philosophy
This paper discusses the difficulties and causes perceived by English Department students of Syiah Kuala University in learning speaking and the efforts made by them to overcome their difficulties. From both observation and interview, this study reveals that all students encountered various difficulties in English speaking ability. The prevalent problem faced by the students was ‘lack of vocabulary’, while ‘being afraid of making mistakes’ was the prime cause of problem which hindered them to speak. The students had striven to cope with their problems in learning speaking, but their attempts had not been yet ample and successful.