Disfluency In English Language

English Speaking is a compulsory course in any university in Indonesia offering English program as a major. Those universities may have different classes and focuses on the speaking courses but they share the same idea that speaking courses are necessary for the students. It is because of the fact that in daily interaction most activities are accomplished through speaking. Besides, speaking skill shows one’s English proficiency in a more tangible way. Furthermore, good speaking skill establishes good first impression to the listeners and interlocutors at any speaking- demanded situation of non-native speakers.

Good speaking fluency makes one’s English proficiency much better and sounds slicker, more natural, and more impressive for the listeners.

Fluency disorder is a kind of disfluency category that is mainly related to the weakness or problem of speaker’s physical condition related to speech production. The second category of disfluency is typical disfluency. It is a kind of disfluency which is not related to somebody’s physical condition. As the matter of fact, it is related to somebody’s weakness in the mastery of a foreign language. The example of this is the disfluency found in English as foreign language learner who does not have any physical problem related to speech

Nation and Newton (2009:154-155) say that there are four problems to be identified. The first problem is the difficult task which is commonly caused by lack of practice, this makes them keep doing what they think as difficult tasks. The second problem is not meaning-focus tasks, this kind of task may lead them to lack of self-confidence or anxiety and nervous. The third problem is lack of target or time pressure in doing the speaking practice. The fourth problem is lack of planning and preparation in every practice, this affect the learners’ readiness. Lastly, doing non-repeated task is also the problem to be taken into