Analyzing Challenges and Solutions in Learning Speaking for the Second Grade Students of Junior High School at MTs Nurul Mannan

Laily, Zahrotul (2024) Analyzing Challenges and Solutions in Learning Speaking for the Second Grade Students of Junior High School at MTs Nurul Mannan. Undergraduate thesis, UIN KH Achmad Siddiq Jember.

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Abstract

Keywords: students’ challenges, students’ solution, learning speaking.
Learning speaking is a process of acquiring and developing spoken language skills. It entails learning how to communicate verbally, which includes comprehending and using spoken words, phrases, sentences, and conversation in a target language. However, the value of speaking proficiency as learning to communicate in a second or foreign language presents many challenges. Hence, it is important to know the several students’ solutions in overcoming those challenges as one of important skills that should be mastered by the students.
There were two research focus in this research, they were: 1) What are the challenges in learning speaking faced by the second grade student of Junior High School at MTs Nurul Mannan Jember? and 2) How are the solution to overcome the challenges in learning speaking for second grade student of Junior high school at MTs Nurul Mannan Jember? The objectives of this research were to describe the challenges faced in learning speaking for second grade student of junior high school and to decribe the solutions to overcome the challenges in learning speaking.
This research applied a qualitative as research approach and focused on case study design.. The research was conducted in MTs Nurul Mannan Ledokombo Jember. The selection of participant technique was purposive to choose 6 participants based on their active participation in the classroom activity, those were 3 active students and 3 passive students out of 34 students based on the teacher’s recommendation. The data were gathered by interview and observation. While to validate the data the researcher used technical triangulation and source triangulation.
The result of the research showed that the students’ challenges in learning speaking included linguistic and psychological challenges. In linguistic challenges consisted of pronunciation, grammar, and vocabularies. Then in psychological challenges consisted of fear of making mistakes, shyness, lack of confident, and lack of motivations. While the solutions to overcome those challenges are increasing practice, mastering more vocabulary, boosting motivation, and enrolling an extra class.

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