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AN ANALYSIS OF STUDENTS SPEAKING FLUENCY OF

ENGLISH LANGUAGE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

AT FOURTH SEMESTER OF UNIVERSITY OF

MUHAMMADIYAH MALANG

THESIS

By:

Bayu Hidayat

201410100311183

ENGLISH LANGUAGE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF MUHAMMADIYAH MALANG

2018

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AN ANALYSIS OF STUDENTS SPEAKING FLUENCY OF

ENGLISH LANGUAGE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

AT FOURTH SEMESTER OF UNIVERSITY OF

MUHAMMADIYAH MALANG

THESIS

This thesis submitted to meet one of the requirements to achieve

Sarjana Degree in English Language education

By:

Bayu Hidayat

201410100311183

ENGLISH LANGUAGE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF MUHAMMADIYAH MALANG

2018

MOTTO AND DEDICATION

“Success is not final; failure is not fatal: It is

the courage to continue that counts.”

-Winston S. Churchill-

I dedicate this thesis to:

My beloved parents,

My sisters, Tyas and Lidya

To all who support and pray for my success

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Alhamdulillah, firstly, the writer would like to express her cordial

gratitude to the Almighty Allah SWT for giving him strength, health and ability to

finish this research. Secondly, shalawat and salam are also presented to the

beloved prophet Muhammad SAW who had brought us from the darkness to the

lightness.

Along with this finished thesis, the writer would like to express his sincere

gratitude and deep sense of indebtedness to his advisors, Dra. Dwi Poedjiastuti,

MA, Ph.D and Bayu H. Wicaksono, M.Ed., Ph.D for being kind enough to accept

directing this work with all their academic engagements and for the accurate

advice they put forward and for their patience throughout this work. The great

honor is also bestowed upon all lecturers of English Language Education

Department whom did their best to provide us with their experience and the

fundamental knowledge in ELED.

Many great thanks are also addressed to his beloved mother and father, Ibu

Tuminah and Bapak Ponimin (alm.), for the valuable efforts and contributions to

the writer’s education. The writer also wants to present his love and grateful to his

sisters and her big family for the supports and prayers.

Additionally, the writer also would like to acknowledge all friends in

English Department D class 2014, particularly, Ayodya Damas S., Ayyik Fatoni

and Bayu Febriyanto who support, accompany and help during the writer’s

research. Last but not least, my enormous gratitude is also extended to the

Advanced Speaking lecturer Mr. Riski Lestiono, M.A. for his cooperation and

permission so that the writer could conduct his research in his class.

Malang, August 2nd 2018

Bayu Hidayat

TABLE OF CONTENTS

APPROVAL………………………………………………………………………………. iii

MOTTO AND DEDICATION…...……………………………………………………… v

AUTHOR’S DECLARATION OF ORIGINALITY …………………………………... vi

ABSTRACT………………………………………………………………………………. vii

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS……………………………………………………………… viii

TABLE OF CONTENTS………………………………………………………………… ix

LIST OF TABLE…………………………………………………………………………. xi

CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION

1.1 Research Background………………………………………………………………... 1

1.2 Research Problems…………………………………………………………………... 4

1.3 Research Objectives ………………………………………………………………… 4

1.4 Scope and Limitation………………………………………………………………... 4

1.5 Research Significance……………………………………………………………….. 4

1.6 Definition of Key Terms…………………………………………………………….. 5

CHAPTER II REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE

2.1 Definition of Speaking………………………………………………………………. 6

2.2 Purposes of Speaking………………………………………………........................... 7

2.3 Basic Types of Speaking…………………………………………………………….. 8

2.4 Problems of Speaking……………………………………………………………… 10

2.5 Fluency in Speaking…………………………………………………………………. 11

2.6 The Indicators of Fluency………………………………………...…………………. 13

2.6.1 Plenty Ideas…...…………………………………………………………....... 13

2.6.2 No Long Pause...…………………………………………………………….. 14

2.6.3 Little Repetition……………………………………………………………... 14

2.6.4 Clear Utterance……………………………………………………………… 15

CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

3.1 Research Design………………...…………………………………………………… 16

3.2 Research Subject………………………….…………………………………………. 17

3.3 Data Collection………………………………………………………………………. 17

3.3.1 Technique and Instrument…………………………………………………… 17

3.3.1.1 Observation……………………………………………………….. 18

3.3.1.2 Interview………………………………………………………….. 18

3.3.1.3 Speaking Fluency Scale…………………………………………... 19

3.3.2 Procedures…………………………………………….................................... 20

3.4 Data Analysis……….……………………………………………………………….. 20

CHAPTER IV FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION

4.1 Findings……………………………………………………………………………… 22

4.1.1 The Students Speaking Fluency …………………………………………….. 22

4.1.2 Students’ Problem Regarding Fluency …………………………………........ 31

4.2 Discussion…………………………………………………………………………… 34

CHAPTER V CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTIONS

5.1 Conclusion…………………………………………………………………………… 36

5.2 Suggestions…………………………………………………………………………... 37

REFERENCES

APPENDICES

LIST OF TABLES

Table 3.1 Speaking Fluency Scale …………………....................................................... 19

Table 4.1 Speaking Fluency Scale……………………………………………………. 23

Table 4.2 Respondents Fluency Achievement………………………………………….. 31

Table 4.3 Students Speaking Fluency Problems………………………………………... 32

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