Kesulitan Mahasiswa dalam Mencapai Pembelajaran Bahasa Inggris Secara Efektif

Abstract

PENDAHULUAN Bahasa Inggris merupakan bahasa ilmu pengetahuan dimana mayoritas buku pegangan (textbook) yang digunakan mahasiswa khususnya di Universitas Islam Negeri Bandung pun berbahasa Inggris. Namun seringkali hal itu menjadi kendala bagi sebagian besar mahasiswa karena bahasa Inggris sendiri dianggap hal yang sulit dan menakutkan. Kemampuan mema-hami sumber dalam bahasa Inggris sebenar-nya menjadi keharusan bagi mahasiswa sejak mulai masuk ke perguruan tinggi tetapi kondisi yang ada banyak mahasiswa yang justru sangat memprihatinkan kemam-puan bahasa Inggrisnya. Mereka lebih sering mencari buku yang sudah diterje-mahkan dalam bahasa Indonesia atau menggunakan bantuan google translate agar bisa memahami materi perkuliahan Abstract Anxiety about English is still felt in the learner at the college level, especially in dealing with reading sources in English. This study aims to see how individual factors (self-efficacy, belief, and motivation) effect the anxiety experienced by students in learning English. Research design use correlational research involving 100 students at UIN Sunan Gunung Djati Bandung from psychology faculty and faculty of education and teacher training. Sampling technique is using stratified random sampling. There are four instruments used which are Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale, Children's Self-efficacy Scale, The Beliefs about Language Learning Inventory (BALLI) and motivation in learning english instrument. Data is analysed using statistic analysis of multiple regression. Results show that this each following variables which are self-efficacy, belief, and motivation has significant correlation with anxiety in learning English. Besides, there is also significant correlation between self-efficacy, belief, motivation and anxiety in learning English. Abstrak Kecemasan terhadap bahasa Inggris masih tetap dirasakan pada pembelajar di tingkat perguruan tinggi terutama dalam menghadapi sumber bacaan dalam bahasa Inggris. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk melihat bagaimana faktor individu (self-efficacy, belief, dan motivasi) berperan pada kecemasan yang dialami mahasiswa dalam pembelajaran bahasa Inggris. Rancangan penelitian menggunakan penelitian korelasional dengan melibatkan 100 mahasiswa UIN Sunan Gunung Djati Bandung dari Fakultas Psikologi dan Tarbiyah sebagai sampel. Penarikan sampel menggunakan stratified random sampling. Terdapat empat macam instrumen yang digunakan yaitu Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale, Children's Self-efficacy Scale, The Beliefs about Language Learning Inventory (BALLI) dan motivation in learning english instrument. Teknik analisis data menggunakan analisis statistik regresi ganda. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa variabel self-efficacy, belief dan motivasi masing-masing menunjukkan hubungan yang signifikan dengan kecemasan dalam pembelajaran bahasa Inggris. Demikian pula terdapat hubungan yang signifikan secara bersama-sama antara self-efficacy, belief, dan motivasi dengan kecemasan dalam pembelajaran bahasa Inggris.

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