STUDENTS’ DIFFICULTIES IN SPEAKING ENGLISH AT THE SECOND GRADE OF MTs NEGERI 1 BUNGO

Abstract

This research sought to identify students' difficulties in speaking English and the root causes of those difficulties. This research was carried out in MTsN 1 Bungo. The research design utilizes qualitative descriptive methodology. This investigation focuses on the second-grade MTsN 1 Bungo students. The data for this research were gathered through observation and interviews. The researcher determined, based on the findings and discussion, that speaking English presents and is accompanied by a number of difficulties and causes of difficulty. The linguistic difficulties the student encountered when speaking English were a lack of pronunciation, vocabulary, and grammar. When speaking English, students struggle with a lack of confidence, shyness, and apprehensiveness. pronunciation difficulties predominate among difficulties. The majority of students stated that they are afraid of pronouncing English words incorrectly. Student difficulties are caused by a fear of making a blunder.