AN ANALYSIS OF STUDENTS’ ANXIETY IN SPEAKING ENGLISH AT JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL IN BANJARMASIN

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This research used Interviewing Study. The researcher chose the eighth class which consists 5 students 3 female students and 2 male students in SMP Negeri 23 Banjarmasin. In collecting the data, the researcher used interview. The researcher used three major phases of the data analysis, they were: data reduction, data display and conclusion drawing verification. From the data analysis, the researcher found kinds of students’ speaking anxiety at the Eighth class on SMP Negeri 23 Banjarmasin there are State Anxiety and Trait Anxiety. Therefore, the researcher found some factors contribute in speaking anxiety they are factors from internal are self negative thinking, students’ beliefs about speaking, lack of preparation. Besides that, there are factors from external are incomprehensible input, speaking English in the front of class, family social environment.