Freshmen and Senior EFL Students’ Beliefs of Learning English Speaking.

This study explored the differences in the beliefs of new students and senior EFL students in learning to speak English. This study aims to determine whether there are differences in the beliefs of new and senior students learning to speak English. It is hypothesized that there are differences in beliefs about learning to speak English between freshmen and senior students. This research uses a mix of quantitative and qualitative methods by using interviews with the Language Learning Beliefs Inventory (BALLI) questionnaire. The sample of 2018 class students was 73 respondents, and 2021 class students 60. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 20.0 with an independent sample t-test model with a sig value of less than 0.05. The results showed that there were significant differences between the beliefs of new students and senior students about learning to speak English. The scores obtained through a questionnaire, 2018 students tend to have scores above 70% for each indicator, and only one indicator has a value of 63.29%, namely the speaking indicator. Whereas for students in 2021, six indicators score below 70%, indicators of reading and writing, speaking, accent, confidence in new people, talent, and appearing in front of many people. This difference is influenced by the condition of new students who have not received things that can make them more confident, in contrast to 2018 class students who are more active in speaking English during lectures, increasing their confidence in speaking English.