STRATEGIES USED BY THE FIFTH SEMESTER STUDENTS IN ENGLISH STUDY PROGRAM OF NUSA CENDANA UNIVERSITY IN OVERCOMING SPEAKING PROBLEMS

Abstract

Speaking is one of the four skills in language that has an important role in learning process. By speaking, people deliver their ideas and feelings to one another; therefore a communication happens among them. The purpose of this research is to know the strategies in overcoming speaking problems that faced by the students of the fifth semester in English Study Program of Nusa Cendana University in the year of 2021. The method used in this research is descriptive qualitative method. The instrument that used in the research was an interview through zoom. The results of the study showed that there were some problems faced by the students. The Psychological Problems were anxiety, nervous, shyness and a lack of motivation. The Linguistic Problems were a lack of vocabulary, a difficulty in distinguishing words that have similar pronunciation and a difficulty in forming a correct sentence, grammar, and fluency. The writer also found some strategies used by the students in overcoming the problems. The common strategies were the most-used strategies used by the students, there were watching English movies, listening to English songs, practicing speaking English, using social media. The least strategies as the uncommon strategies were memorizing vocabulary and reading. The writer found that every student faced the problems in speaking English but they also had some strategies in overcoming the difficulties.