English Student's Difficulty in Finishing Study Within 8th Semester

The researcher attempts to formulate the English students’ difficulty in finishing study within 8th semester and discover the solution that student take to overcome the difficulty. The sample of this research were nine students in total with three students from each batch namely 2016, 2017 and 2018. The researcher used a qualitative approach in conducting this study. Interview was used to acquire the data for this investigation. This study employed thematic data analysis method to ascertain and manage collected data for this research. The result of this study indicated that the result of the multitude of obstacles encountered by English students during the journey towards completing their degree namely, internal factor (lack of motivation and procrastination as habit), external factor (inadequate supervisory practice, the availability of the faculty, and intuitional policies). Lastly, the data collected from the students indicates self-efficacy beliefs act as coping mechanism which significantly impact their motivation and perseverance to overcome challenges, especially in their late years of study.