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Abstract

Research on students’ skill speaking English in a non-English speaking country such as Indonesia is limited. The purpose of this phenomenological study was to document Indonesian EFL student teachers’ experiences in speaking English at one public university in Jambi, Indonesia. Data came from demographic questionnaires and semi-structured interviews obtained from eight participants. We organized our analysis and discussion around Indonesian EFL student teachers’ perspectives and the contexts in which experiences they encountered emerge. Our analysis of the text revealed overarching themes and sub-themes including (1) language barriers (vocabulary, pronunciation, grammar, and fluency); (2) psychological factors (anxiety, attitude, and lack of motivation); (3) learning environment (lecturers, peers, and topics of speaking modules), and (4) practicing the language (self-practice, practicing the language with tutors and peers, practicing the language with media and technology, and maintaining a positive motivation). The findings indicated that all of themes and sub-themes appeared to be intricately interrelated.

Keywords

English Speaking, Phenomenological Study, EFL Student Teachers

Author Bio(s)

Mukhlash Abrar is a faculty member of Faculty of Education, Jambi University, Indonesia. Correspondence regarding this article can be addressed directly to: aabismyname@gmail.com

Amirul Mukminin, PhD is a faculty member of Faculty of Education, Jambi University, Indonesia. Correspondence regarding this article can be addressed directly to: amirmuk@yahoo.com, amirmuk06@gmail.com, amirul.mukminin@unja.ac.id

Akhmad Habibi is a faculty member of Faculty of Education, Jambi University, Indonesia.

Fadhil Asyrafi is a student at Faculty of Education, Jambi University, Indonesia.

Makmur is a faculty member of Faculty of Education, Jambi University, Indonesia.

Lenny Marzulina is a Faculty member of Faculty of Tarbiyah and Education, Raden Fatah Islamic State University, Palembang, South Sumatra, Indonesia.

Acknowledgements

We would like to say many thanks to all participants in this study who have given their time for the interviews and shared their feelings and experiences with us. Additionally, we would like to thank the reviewers and The Qualitative Report for giving us a chance to publish our research article.

Publication Date

1-15-2018

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DOI

10.46743/2160-3715/2018.3013

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