Speaking Skill Challenges Encountered by Indonesian EFL Learners’

Study about speaking skill in a country that puts English as foreign language in this study is Indonesia has a limitation. This phenomenological observation has a purpose to report Indonesian EFL learners’ experiences in speaking English at an Indonesian private university of undergraduate program of English Education Department in Yogyakarta. The data gained from questionnaires and semi-structured interviews discovered from five participants. The researcher prepared this research analysis based on dialogue around Indonesian EFL learners’ views and the answer from the questionnaire about speaking skill challenges. This research evaluation revealed topics and sub-topics (1) language boundaries (vocabulary, pronunciation, grammar, fluency and the effect of mother tongue); (2) psychological elements (anxiety); (3) Proponent Factors (friends and low or uneven participation); (4) topics of conversation (ignorance and unattractive topics) and (5) speaking practice (practicing with media and practicing with friends). The findings display that every topics and sub-topics look like interconnected with each other. Keywords—english skill, english speaking challenges, EFL