AN ANALYSIS OF STUDENTS' DIFFICULTIES IN SPEAKING ABILITY; A DESCRIPTIVE STUDY AT ELEVENTH STUDENTS OF SMA ISLAM AL-ULUM MEDAN

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine the speaking ability faced by SMA Islam Al-Ulum Medan eleventh-grade high school Article History Received: 13-June-2024 students. The qualitative descriptive methodology is used in this Revised : 13-July-2024 study to examine the difficulties students have speaking. Accepted: 24-July-2024 Questionnaires and classroom observations provided the data for this research. The information gathered shows that the main speaking challenges faced by eleventh-grade pupils might be Keywords: Students' Speaking broadly classified into two categories: linguistic and non-linguistic. Difficulties, Linguistic According to information gathered from the questionnaire and in- Factors, Psychological class observations, students' primary language difficulties when Factors, Speaking speaking are related to a deficiency in vocabulary, mispronounced Ability words, and inadequate knowledge of grammar. Non-linguistic elements like psychological ones don't play a big part in the primary challenges that pupils face when speaking English. However, many pupils struggle to speak fluently, which is a challenging task that requires the integration of linguistic and nonlinguistic. Analyzing speaking difficulties that students encounter before or after learning English is essential.