The objective of the research was to find out the linguistic and non linguistic factors
affecting the low speaking ability of the second year students of SMA Muhammadiyah 6
Makassar.
The writer employed descriptive design, which aimed at describing the factors
affecting low speaking ability of the second year students of SMA Muhammadiyah 6
Makassar.
The data analysis showed that the mean score of the students’ ability in speaking test
that consists of three components: pronunciation, structure, and vocabulary was 4.06
therefore, it was classified as a bad score. The factors affecting was low speaking ability of
the second year students of SMA Muhammadiyah 6 Makassar are Pronunciation, Structure,
and Vocabulary.
Based on the result analysis, the teacher conclude the second year of SMA
Muhammadiyah 6 Makassar have low achievement in speaking