STUDENTS’ RESPONSE TOWARD SYAFAHI (Oral) EXAMINATION IN IMPROVING STUDENTS’ SPEAKING SKILLS

Abstract

The aims of this research were to know the students’ responses toward Syafahi (Oral) examination and to know the students’ difficulties in facing oral examination. In addition, the subject of this research was 30 female students of class XI (Eleventh). The qualitative descriptive was the method used in submitting the data. The instrument of this research was Interview question which consisted of 10 questions. The result finding were as follows; Syafahi (oral) examination could improve students’ speaking ability since the students could increase their capability in answering each question which asked by the examiner through conversation, reading and writing, translation, and dictation. They also had enough time to prepare themselves before their turn to be examined. However some difficulties also faced by the students, 28 (93,33) of the students still have some difficulties in following the Syafahi (oral) examination such as hesitate in answering the questions, did not fluent in producing English words, lack of vocabulary, anxious in oral examination, low self – confidence, unpredictable questions, embarrassed and shy when they did not get directly to the examiner question, afraid of examination failure’s score, and their heart beaten faster because they did not have any experiences before in facing such examination .