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1. Title
STUDENTS’ DIFFICULTIES IN SPEAKING ENGLISH: A CASE STUDY IN ENGLISH
LANGUAGE EDUCATION.
1Fitri, Azmi, Saherawati, Fachrurrozi, Dilaratni, Putri, Abdurrahim2
Introduction
Speaking is considered the most difficult language skill among EFL learners. This article
discusses the problems which EFL learners encounter when speaking English.
Discussion
Munjayanah (2004, cited in Arrifansyah, 2013) mentions four difficulties in speaking
English, namely: inhibition, nothing to say, low or uneven participation, mother tongue use.
Paakki (2013) conducted a comparative study on Finnish and Japanese adult learners of
English. This study revealed that “Both Finns and Japanese saw speaking English as difficult.
The reason of this is due to their previous education which focused too much on grammar
and theory. Another problem experienced by the participants of this study is accent.
Paakki’study also revealed that “The Japanese had considerable difficulty with listening
comprehension, which also affected speech”.
Conclusion
'In this article, two studies about EFL learners’ difficulty in speaking have been discussed.
A study by Munjayanah revealed four problems while Paakki’s study disclosed three issues.
References
Ariffansyah, G. (2013) 5 Problems in Speaking English as Foreign Language. Retrieved from
http://englishwithgalih.blogspot.co.id/2013/04/5-problems-in-speaking-english-
as.html.
Paakki, H. (2013) Difficulties in Speaking English and Perceptions of Accents: A Comparative
Study of Finnish and Japanese Adult Learners of English. Retireved from
http://epublications.uef.fi/pub/urn_nbn_fi_uef-20131057/urn_nbn_fi_uef-
20131057.pdf
1
Corresponding author: idiyatul.fitri@gmail.com
2
Students in Research of ELT class. English language Education, Faculty of Teacher Training and Education,
University of Nahdlatul Wathan Mataram