%A Hatta Abdul Hafidz  Iqbal 
%T CORRELATION BETWEEN STUDENTS? WILLINGNESS TO
COMMUNICATE AND THEIR SPEAKING PERFORMANCE AT
ELEVENTH GRADE STUDENTS OF SMKN 2 KOTA METRO
%X This study investigated the correlation between students' willingness to
communicate (WTC) and their speaking performance among eleventh-grade
students of SMKN 2 Kota Metro. The population of this study was all students of
SMKN 2 Kota Metro, with a sample taken from class XI OTO 1, consisting of 30
students. Utilizing a quantitative research method, the data were analyzed using
Pearson Product Moment correlation. The research instrument was a questionnaire
containing 10 items. The validity of the instrument was found to be greater than
0.361, and the reliability was 0.865. The results indicated a Pearson correlation
coefficient (r) of 0.734 between WTC and speaking performance. Furthermore,
the p-value for this correlation was less than 0.01, demonstrating that the
relationship was statistically significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed). These findings
was a strong and significant positive correlation between students' willingness to
communicate and their speaking performance, emphasizing the importance of
fostering communication willingness to improve speaking skills.

Keywords: Willingness to Communicate (WTC), Speaking Performance.
%C UNIVERSITAS LAMPUNG
%D 2024
%I FAKULTAS KEGURUAN DAN ILMU PENDIDIKAN
%L eprints81457