The Relationship between the Self - Confidence and the Speaking Skill of the Eighth Grade Students of SMP Negeri 263 Jakarta in the Second Semester of the 2019/2020 Academic Year

helia mainun; drs. susilo wardoyo, m.pd;

Pramesthi Khairunnisa Aulia, 1601055052. The Relationship between the Self
- Confidence and the Speaking Skill of the Eighth Grade Students of SMP
Negeri 263 Jakarta in the Second Semester of the 2019/2020 Academic Year. A
Paper; The Study Programme of English Education, The School of Teacher’s
Training and Education, the University of Muhammadiyah Prof. DR. Hamka,
Jakarta.
This paper is intended to find whether or not there is a Relationship
between the Self - Confidence and the Speaking Skill of the Eighth Grade
Students of SMP Negeri 263 Jakarta in the Second Semester of the 2019/2020
Academic Year. The independent variable (X) is self-confidence and the
dependent variable (Y) is speaking skill. This research used quantitative method
in term correlational study method. The population in this research were seven
classes with 245 students of eight grade from VIII – A until VIII – J. There is no
excellent class So, the writer chose one class randomly that was VIII – A
consisted of 30 students. To get data of X variable (Self-Confidence), the writer
used questionnaire to know the extent of students’ self-confidence. The writer
used a speaking test or interview, to get the data of Y (speaking skill).
Based on the result of the correlational study analysis, it was found that
the ro>rt = 0.877 > 0.325 ro was higher than rt, Ho was rejected and Hi was
accepted. It can be concluded that there is a relationship between the Self -
Confidence and the Speaking Skill of the Eighth Grade Students of SMP Negeri
263 Jakarta in the Second Semester of the 2019/2020 Academic Year. It can be
continued to do T significant correlation analysis, the result was to was 10.565 tt
was 1.70, to was higher than tt Ho was rejected and Hi was accepted. So, it can be
concluded there is significant relationship between the Self - Confidence and the
Speaking Skill of the Eighth Grade Students of SMP Negeri 263 Jakarta in the
Second Semester of the 2019/2020 Academic Year.
Through this research, the writer hopes after the English teachers know the
relationship between self-confidence and students’ speaking skill, the teachers
should improve their student speaking skill. The students should also be
confidence in speaking practice, so that interactive learning can be developed.