STUDENTS’ PERCEPTION ON ENGLISH AS FOREIGN LANGUAGE SPEAKING SKILL AT SMKN 1 CINANGKA
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This paper discusses the students’ perception on English as foreign language speaking skill. The main purpose of this research is to find out the possible reasons of students’ perception, problem and participation on English as foreign language speaking skill. The method used in this research is descriptive qualitative. The instruments used to collect the data are questionnaire, interview, observation and documentation. The participants of this research are 29 students of class XI SMKN 1 Cinangka. On this research which have been conducted revealed that all respondents perceive speaking important and they are willing to deal with the necessities to master it. Although they have interesting materials, empowering activities, and proper opportunity to practice speaking, they insist that they still need to have longer time to practice. In addition, some respondents tended to avoid speaking due to their fear of making mistakes and laughing of classmates. The paper concludes by suggesting the need to create a friendly and conducive environment in the classroom.
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