The Analysis Of Students’ Anxiety In Speaking English At The Eighth Grade Students Of SMPN 1 Parungpanjang In 2018-2019 Academic Years

drs. zuhad ahmad, m.pd; cahya komara, s.pd., m.hum;

BELIANA PALESTINA. NIM: 1501055027. The Analysis of Students’ Anxiety
in Speaking English at the Eighth Grade Students of SMPN 1 Parungpanjang in
2018-2019 Academic Years. A Paper, Jakarta, The English Study Programme, The
School of Teacher Training and Education, The University of Muhammadiyah
Prof. Dr. Hamka, 2019.
This research investigated students’ anxiety in speaking English. Two
main questions from this study are; 1) what are the aspects of anxiety that the
eighth grade students of SMPN 1 Parungpanjang, Bogor in 2018-2019 academic
years experienced the most in speaking English and 2) what strategies do the
eighth grade students of SMPN 1 Parungpanjang, Bogor in 2018-2019 academic
years deal with their anxiety in speaking English. In this study, descriptive method
with a qualitative approach was applied with 3 instruments to be used;
observation, close-ended questionnaire and open-ended questionnaire. Field notes
and documentation are also added as supplementary instruments. This study
involved 38 samples of class 8.9 in SMPN 1 Parungpanjang.
The results showed that the most dominant aspect causing students to feel
anxious when speaking English was psychological aspect. Data obtained from
observation are 76%. It is supported by the close-ended questionnaire result in the
amount of 68%. Then, the results of research question number 2 obtained three
top answers. They are peer seeking (42%), trying to keep calm (24%) and make a
preparation (10%). Therefore, the anxiety in speaking English is truly exist in
eighth grade students of SMPN 1 Parungpanjang