An analysis of speaking anxiety at The Grade XI Students of MAN 1 Padangsidimpuan

Hasibuan, Wilda Nulhikmah (2023) An analysis of speaking anxiety at The Grade XI Students of MAN 1 Padangsidimpuan. Undergraduate thesis, UIN Syekh Ali Hasan Ahmad Addary Padangsidimpuan.

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Abstract

Speaking is process of communication between speaker and listener. Speaking is important part of daily interaction. The first impression of person based on ability to speak fluently and comprehensibly. However, speaking in foreign language is one of difficult skill for students. There are many problems and inhibiting in mastering speaking for example; anxiety, incorrect pronunciation, and vocabulary. This research has a formulation of the problem. It was how is students’ speaking anxiety at the grade XI MAN 1 Padangsidimpuan. This research purposed to know how is students’ speaking anxiety at the grade XI MAN 1 Padangsidimpuan. This study used descriptive quantitative research. The population were all XI IIS MAN 1 Padangsidimpuan. The sample of the research at grade XI IIS 3 that consist of 36 students. The data were collected through questionnaires and observation checklist. Questionnaires were analysed with procedures: arranging the data, calculating and categorizing the data by using five indicating scales. Observation checklists were analysed; organizing and preparing the data for analysis, reading all the data, starting coding, advancing how the description of data, and making interpretation. Based on the result of the research finding showed 2 or 5.6% students are categorized as low anxious, indicated students feel confident for the situation in their experience. Then, 23 or 69.4% of students are categorized as medium anxious. Students feel less confident about situation with doubt in their abilities. There are 11 or 30.6% of students are categorized as high anxious. Students feel unconfident on their capabilities afraid to do something. The research also found the signs of speaking anxiety: 4 students were indicated laugh nervously (11%), 12 students were indicated fidgeted (33.3%), 3 students were indicated sighed (8.5%), 2 students were indicated freezing (5.6%), 6 students distortion of sound (16.6%) and 9 students were indicated no sign anxiety (25%). The result of the research was concluded students’ speaking anxiety medium level. The most dominant sign of anxiety was fidgeted.

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