Exploring Factors Affecting Students’ Reluctance In Speaking

This study is to find out the factors that affect the students’ reluctance to speak English in class. the population of this study is the English department students majoring in 2019. The samples of this study were six students of public speaking class. This qualitative research used random sampling to obtain data through interviews. Answering the question about the low interest of students in speaking in English, it was found that two main factors caused students to hesitate to speak, namely the language factor and the psychological factor. In the language factors the main reason students were reluctant to speak because of lacking vocabulary. sRegarding psychological factors, lack of confidence is why students are reluctant to speak. Low self-confidence and high self-doubt about their abilities make students prefer to be silent and reluctant to speak in English. In addition, students also expressed several external factors why they rarely spoke. Another factor is the lack of support from the surrounding environment. Students said there were not many people to talk to and practice their language skills, so there was no improvement in speaking skills from time to time.