This thesis presents research about “Analyzing the Students Speaking
Anxiety by Using Psycho-social Approach” The sample consists of 10 students of
Al-hasib class at the second grade SMA Islam Athirah Bone. The objective of this
research are (1) to analyze the reduction of the students‟ speaking anxiety by
using psycho-social approach. (2) to know the factors that cause students of SMA
Islam Athirah Bone get anxiety in Speaking. This research uses qualitative method
by analyzing data using test, observation and interview.The result of the research
shows that the students of the eleventh grade of Al-hasib class of SMA Islam
Athirah Bone reduces anxiety in speaking by using psycho-social approach. It
supported by the existence of social interaction that are often carried out able to
make students more confident and no longer anxious, Controlling the students‟
emotional in studying situation, Relaxation and motivation. They get more
guidance from their English teachers such as being relax, preparing the
preparation before studying or perform and positive thinking. The most dominant
points are relaxation and motivation.The students have some factors in anxiety,
they are lack of preparation, learners‟ belief about language learning, fear of
making mistakes and personal and interpersonal factors. The most dominant
factors are lack of preparation and fear of making mistake.
A. Conclusion
Based on the analyzing, it was found that the students‟ speaking anxiety
could be reduced by using psycho-social approach. Through interview to the
teacher and students and observation, those are: Social interaction, controlling the
student‟s emotional, relaxation and motivation.
Based on the test and interview and observation, the students felt anxious
when speaking in front of their friends and teacher. The factors of speaking
anxiety, those are: they are lack of preparation, learner‟s belief about language
learning, fear of making mistake and personal interpersonal anxiety. The most
dominant is lack of preparation.
B. Suggestion
Based on the calculation above, related to how psycho-social approach
could reduce the students‟ speaking anxiety and factors that cause the students get
anxiety in speaking. The reseacher would like to give some suggestions for
students, English teacher and futher reseacher as follows:
1. For the English students
In learning speaking, the students are expected ot to feel anxious
when speaking Emglish in the class or in front of their students and
teacher. They also need to pay attention more about anxiety when spaking.
To reduced their anxiety, The students should much learn and practice
even using the approach or strategy that will reduce their anxiety in
speaking English without anxious or afraid of making mistake.
2. For the English teachers
The teacher should recognize that anxiety is one of the reason of why
the students having difficulties in teaching and learning process especially
when they should speak in front of public. Then teacher should
acknowledge that the anxiety occurs. The teacher could build a friendly
situation in a class and create a relax atmosphere to the students to make a
good interaction among all of member of the class. Motivations from
teacher are need to make students more active and have bravely and
confident to speak English.
3. For the researcher
The researcher realizes that there are still some weaknesses in this
paper. So, the reader of the students who want to analyze about anxiety, it
would be better to analyze in differet subject. Anxiety is not only feels in
speaking skill but also in other skill like reading, listening, and writing.
The researcher also suggested read some references as the comparison of
this because requires a special attention to reduce the students‟ anxiety in
speaking for the students‟ achievement.

STAR20200169

169/2020

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