Presentation Difficulties Experienced by Students of English Department of Unswagati

Abstract

This research is aimed to know how the students make the presentation in the classroom. This research wants to explore the students‟ difficulties in presenting the material. The research was conducted at Unswagati Cirebon toward fifth semester of A and B class. This research uses descriptive qualitative approach and use observation, and questionnaire as instruments in collecting data. Then the result of this research is presented descriptively. The findings of this research show that most of the students give good criteria in make presentation in the classroom, they can deliver the presentation well. The difficulties that faced by the student when presenting the material consist of: the students bring note when they presenting the material, they often fidgeting, jiggling or swaying when they deliver the presentation, the student stiff when deliver the presentation and it makes presentation tedious, and they end the presentation with an inspiration deficit.

Students’ Perception toward English Online Presentation on Instagram

“…However, this presentation model reduces fidgeting, jiggling or swaying when students are presenting directly in front of the class. (Widyastuti & Mahaputri, 2018). However, the text-based presentation alone is not able to achieve presentation goals, especially oral presentation skills and stated objectives Widyastuti & Mahaputri (2018) That the students 's presentation changed into selected with the aid of using the instructor to decide pupil understanding, know-how and development in modules, and essential ranges in instructional and vocational classes.…”

“…(Widyastuti & Mahaputri, 2018). However, the text-based presentation alone is not able to achieve presentation goals, especially oral presentation skills and stated objectives Widyastuti & Mahaputri (2018) That the students 's presentation changed into selected with the aid of using the instructor to decide pupil understanding, know-how and development in modules, and essential ranges in instructional and vocational classes. Questions asked by other friends also cannot be responded to verbally, but only text and emoticons as Carpenter et al (2020) state Instagram to be a more text-based platform that likes to be used to hold ongoing discussions or statements that are out of context and misinterpreted.…”

“…Includes one or more people speaking in front of an audience (Siddons, 2008). Class presentation or also called oral presentation is a term used to describe a teaching method in which students participate in a project to explore a topic and share their findings with the class (Widyastuti & Mahaputri, 2018). Student presentations are used in advocacy/advocacy, training, teaching and learning, information provision, and Assessment (Chivers & Shoolbred, 2007).…”

“…According to Chivers & Shoolbred (2007) The presentation should cover four basic aspects, namely: (a) a clear explanation of the idea, (b) explaining the idea, (c) the idea is supported by evidence and other sources, (d) a conclusion or restating the idea (Hamm & Dunbar, 2006). When students are making a presentation, they often take notes when presenting the material, and they feel nervous, vibrate and keep moving; students are stiff in delivering the presentation so that the presentation becomes boring, and they end the presentation with a lack of inspiration (Widyastuti & Mahaputri, 2018). When the teacher or other friends make a presentation using PPT, other students as the audience have a better performance than they are explained not using PPT and only using the blackboard (Gambari et al, 2015).…”

Exploring Oral Presentation Performance: Level of Mastery and Common Problems of EFL Students from Selected University

“…The importance of oral presentations in the development of students' communication and presenting abilities is demonstrated by the fact that oral presentation skills are an essential skill taught and tested at the tertiary level of education. A presentation is an activity when someone demonstrates, describes, or explains something to a group of people (Widyastuti and Mahaputri, 2015). Typically, in this activity, a presenter will give a talk about an interesting subject, either with or without visual aids (Ahmad & Lidadun, 2017).…”