Analysis of Students Speaking Problem Faced by EFL College of English Education Students at Perjuangan University: A Qualitative Study

Abstract

This study aimed to identify EFL college learners' speaking problems and examine these problems from two aspects: linguistic and psychological. This study applied qualitative descriptive research to explain the speaking problems of EFL college learners. A questionnaire was used to collect the data to find the problems in students' speaking. The questionnaire was adapted from Verapornvanichkul (2011). The questionnaire consists of two aspects; linguistics (grammar, vocabulary, and pronunciation) and psychological problems (anxiety, shyness, lack of confidence, and lack of motivation). The questionnaire was presented using 5 points Likert scale. The sample of this research was the students of the English Education Department at Perjuangan University in Tasikmalaya. The result showed that every student encounter problems both in linguistics and psychological aspect. The mostly faced speaking problem in the linguistic aspect is grammar (112 points), and anxiety is a psychological problem (101 points). The lowest point of the problem is confidence (82 points).

Keywords: Speaking, speaking problems, linguistics, psychological, analysis.