AN ANALYSIS OF THE THIRD YEAR STUDENTS’ SPEAKING PROBLEMS AT THE ENGLISH DEPARTMENT OF BUNG HATTA UNIVERSITY

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In this research, the researcher described the problems faced by the third year students at the English Department of Bung Hatta University. The design of this research was descriptive method. The population of this research was the third year students at the English Department of Bung Hatta University. The total number of the population was 112 students. The researcher took the member of selected class as the sample by using cluster random sampling. In collecting the data, the researcher used speaking test. The researcher said the students had problem in speaking. After analyzing the data, in general, the researcher found that the students had no problems in speaking, but In detail, the students had problem in fluency and grammar and it can be seen from the fact that there were 20 students (54.05%) who had problems in fluency and 23 students (62.17%) who had problems in using grammar. In conclusion, in general, the students did not have problem in speaking, but in detail, the students had problem in grammar and fluency in speaking. Dealing with the conclusion, the researcher suggested the students to improve and do more practices in speaking and for the lecturer, the researcher suggested the lecturers ask the students to do more practices in speaking and students are also asked to make habit in using the correct pattern when speaking English.

Key Word:Content, Fluency, Pronunciation, Vocabulary, Grammar