STUDENTS' PERCEPTION ON FORMAL AND NON-FORMAL LEARNING CONTEXT AND THE EFFECT ON THEIR SPEAKING PERFORMANCE = STUDENTS' PERCEPTION ON FORMAL AND NON-FORMAL LEARNING CONTEXT AND THE EFFECT ON THEIR SPEAKING PERFORMANCE

Sasmiati Sachruddin, 2024, Students' Perceptions of Formal and Non-formal Learning Contexts and Their Impact on Their Speaking Achievement (Supervised by Nasmilah and Marleiny Radjuni.) This study aims to explore and describe students' perceptions of formal and non formal learning contexts on their speaking achievement. This study was conducted with ten participants divided into two categories, namely five participants were English Literature students from Hasanuddin University and five other non-English students were also alumni of Kampung Inggris Pare, most of them were outside Sulawesi. This study uses a qualitative descriptive approach to analyze the data collected. This study uses a data collection method in the form of interviews that provide a comprehensive understanding of students' experiences related to their speaking fluency in formal and non-formal learning contexts. The results of the discussion of this study indicate that students' perceptions of formal learning are that their speaking skills are not very prominent and not so often trained because the learning hours are not too many so they rarely speak English which results in their speaking skills not improving in depth. They practice their speaking skills more often outside the classroom or in non-formal learning contexts. Non formal learning contexts also play a role in building their self-confidence and overall communication skills.

Keyword : Perception, Speaking Achievement, Formal and Non-formal Learning Contexts.