An Analysis of EFL Students’ Reticence in English Speaking Classroom (In X.4 Grade of SMAN 1 Ciruas)

Mochamad Jati Lailatul Akbar, Ika Handayani, Eri Rahmawati, Welliam Hamer

Abstract


This study is aimed to find out about the phenomenon EFL students’ reticence in English-speaking classroom, in addition to discovering their challenges in the tenth grade 4 at SMAN 1 Ciruas Serang. The researcher used a qualitative research methodology with a case study design approach. The researcher used two instruments, for instance: questionnaires and interviews. The questionnaire adapted from Melina Augustin's (2017) research paper included 13 items divided into 4 categories (affective factor, individual factor, linguistic factor, and environment factor). The questionnaire was calculated using a 4-point Likert Scale, to assess opinions or attitudes towards student responses. The interview used open-ended questions which consisted of 5 items. The subject for this study was X.4 which consist of 43 students. The researcher discovered that can caused students’ reticence in English speaking classroom. Moreover, students experienced the reticence in the class because some factors; affective factor, individual factor, psychological factor, linguistic factor, environment factor.

 

Keywords: Analysis; English Classroom; EFL; Reticence

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.30870/aiselt.v9i1.28893

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