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STRATEGIES IN FACING DIFFICULTIES IN ORAL PRESENTATION: A CASE
STUDY
Bram Sivadjati
ABSTRACT
This is a case study that aims to investigate the strategies used by the members of a study group
in the English Language Education Program (ELEP) in dealing with their difficulties during an
oral presentation. Having good skills in speaking in front of public is one of the competences that
the learners have to master since the Faculty of Language and Literature often uses presentation
as an assessment. Oral presentation is categorized as an important task which is beneficial for the
student’s future. Nonetheless, many of ELE students are having a lot of problems when doing an
oral presentation. Therefore, it is important to uncover the strategies used by students that have
good skills in speaking in front of public. The participants of this study are 5 students of English
Language Education major. The researcher uses qualitative method by using interview in
revealing the student’s tactics. The result of this study shows that the participants have
challenges such as: grammatical problems, having problem in understanding the topic and
organizing the idea, difficulties in the audience’s interest, speaking speed, memorizing problem,
anxiety, teacher expectation, and time problem. Additionally, anxiety becomes the biggest fear
when doing an oral presentation. As for the strategies to overcome those problems, the
participants proposed; studying more about the grammar, looking for the information in the
internet, mastering the topic, be entertaining, adjusting the speed in speaking, practicing, taking a
deep breath, not looking straight to the audiences eyes, changing your mindset and calculating
the time
Keywords: oral presentation, problems, strategies, anxiety.
STUDY
Bram Sivadjati
ABSTRACT
This is a case study that aims to investigate the strategies used by the members of a study group
in the English Language Education Program (ELEP) in dealing with their difficulties during an
oral presentation. Having good skills in speaking in front of public is one of the competences that
the learners have to master since the Faculty of Language and Literature often uses presentation
as an assessment. Oral presentation is categorized as an important task which is beneficial for the
student’s future. Nonetheless, many of ELE students are having a lot of problems when doing an
oral presentation. Therefore, it is important to uncover the strategies used by students that have
good skills in speaking in front of public. The participants of this study are 5 students of English
Language Education major. The researcher uses qualitative method by using interview in
revealing the student’s tactics. The result of this study shows that the participants have
challenges such as: grammatical problems, having problem in understanding the topic and
organizing the idea, difficulties in the audience’s interest, speaking speed, memorizing problem,
anxiety, teacher expectation, and time problem. Additionally, anxiety becomes the biggest fear
when doing an oral presentation. As for the strategies to overcome those problems, the
participants proposed; studying more about the grammar, looking for the information in the
internet, mastering the topic, be entertaining, adjusting the speed in speaking, practicing, taking a
deep breath, not looking straight to the audiences eyes, changing your mindset and calculating
the time
Keywords: oral presentation, problems, strategies, anxiety.