AN ANALYSIS OF ANXIETY OF LEARNING ENGLISH FACED BY THE ELEVENTH GARDE STUDENTS OF SMAN 2 SAWAHLUNTO.
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ABSTRACT The purpose of this research was to describe the anxiety of learning English faced by the eleventh-grade students’ at SMAN 2 Sawahlunto. The design of this research was the descriptive research. The population of this research was all of the eleventh-grade students’ at SMAN 2 Sawahlunto. Stratified cluster random sampling was used on this research and number of samples was 60 students. The data were collected through a questionnaire. According to the questionnaire, there are various factors that may contribute to their anxiety. After the researcher got the results of the average values from external and internal factors, the researcher compared them and found that the dominant factor in triggering students’ anxiety is internal factor. It was proven by fact that 80% students had anxiety triggering by the internal factor, and 34% students had anxiety triggering by the external factors. Keywords: Anxiety, Learning English.Referensi
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