STUDENTS PERCEPTION TOWARDS ENGLISH DEBATE OF ENGLISH DEPARTMENT OF FKIP UKI TORAJA

Abstract

The objective of this research is to know about the students’ perception towards English debate. This research used qualitative descriptive method. In order to achieve the objective of this research, the researcher used qualitative descriptive method through accidental sampling. The participants of this research was the students of English Department of UKI Toraja. The researcher accidentally chooses 8 students whom already passed subject Speaking 4. The instrument that was used to gather the data namely, the semi structured interview. The result of the data analysis indicates that the students’ perception towards English debate are: English debate is an academic talk, improving their speaking ability, and improve student’s ways of thinking. However, there were also a few students whom have given negative perception towards English debate as their prior inhibition and difficulties in learning English. Based on the result of the data analysis mentioned above, the writer concludes that the English department of FKIP UKI Toraja has positive perception towards English debate. It can be proven by comparing the positive perception and the negative perception. The positive is more perception is more than the negative perception.