The Analysis of Confidence Factors in English Speakingin Junior High School Students

Based on the result of the pre-observation, there were still many students who had difficulty on developing speaking skills because of their lack of self-confidence. This study aims to investigate whether student self-confidence affects their speaking skill or not. This study used a qualitative correlation method with a questionnaire. the population of this study is students of junior high school 1 Plered in class VII. The sample of this study is students who taking a public speaking subject. The result that has been carried out it can be seen that the percentage of answer choices agree on the factors that can affect students' speaking skills have a high rate of approval by the respondents, such as motivation to speak was approved by 100% of respondents. Then the factor that can affect student confidence gets a high percentage of approval by respondents such as you are worried about making mistakes was approved by 90% of respondents. The percentage result from the effect of self-confidence on speaking skill respondents answered you speak well when you are confident approved by 93.30% of respondents. From the results of the student's opinion it can be concluded that students speaking ability is influenced by self- confidence.