Pranowo, Wulan Cahyaningtyas (2026) An Analysis of Psychological Factors Affecting English Speaking Performance of Eleventh Grade Students at SMK N 2 Metro. Undergraduate thesis, UIN Jurai Siwo Lampung.

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Abstract

There are several psychological factors that prevent students from speaking in English such as anxiety, shyness, fear of making mistakes, low of confidence, and low of motivation. This research aims to investigate what psychological factors negatively influencing speaking performance at eleventh grade students of SMK N 2 Metro.

This research is a qualitative research. The method used in data collection is observation, interviews and documentation. The subject of this research is 10 students of Teknik Pendingin dan Tata Udara (TPTU) at SMK N 2 Metro.

From observation data and in depth interviews with respondents, researcher found that psychological factors play a role in students' speaking abilities. Students who have a fear of making mistakes, shame, anxiety, have low self-confidence, have low motivation will make students reluctant to speak in English because they feel unable to speak English well.

Keywords: Psychological Factors, Speaking, Fear of making mistakes, Shyness, Anxiety, Low of confidence, and Low of motivation

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