Students’ Perceptions Of Non-Physical Punishment In The Development On Their English-Speaking Ability

Non-physical punishment is used to discipline students who violate the language rules established at the Darul Ihsan Islamic boarding school, such as speaking in regional languages or Indonesian. At Islamic boarding schools, students must speak English on certain weeks; However, many students still violate this language rule. Most of them have to undergo non-physical punishment if they violate language rules. However, some students adhere to the language rules. Therefore, this research was conducted to determine students' perceptions and the impact of the non- physical punishment they received on developing their English speaking ability. This research used qualitative methods by interviewing ten students who violated these penalties more than five times. The research results show that non-physical punishment has a positive impact in helping the development of students' English- speaking ability. The students agreed that non-physical punishment has many benefits, such as improving speaking skills.