A LINK BETWEEN STUDENTS’ INTEREST AND ITS ACHIEVEMENT

Abstract

Abstract: The article is to find out how EFL students’ interest in speaking class, and to find out whether there is a significant correlation between speaking interest and speaking achievement at second semester on University Islam Malang. The sample consisted of 32 students from class A. For the research design, this study used the quantitative method and the research design is correlation. In collecting data, the researcher got the students’ data by using questionnaire and speaking score. The finding of the study shown that the result of the EFL students’ interest in speaking class is on level of curiosity and the score is 4.34. Meanwhile, the result of correlation coefficient shown .595 and the significant value is .000. It showed that there is moderate correlation between students’ interest in speaking and their speaking achievement. It is clear that the students' interest and their success in public speaking are moderate correlated.

Key Words: Speaking Interest, Speaking Achievement