Abstract :
The purpose of this study is to know the traders’ problems in speaking
English and how the traders can understand about English conversation of guests
from foreign countries. This research took place in Senggigi, Batu Layar. The
subjects of this study were 5 traders in Senggigi area. The type of this research is
qualitative descriptive. The data collection techniques used observation which
consisted of 15 items, interview guide consisted of 15 items, and questionnaire
consisted of 16 items. Based on the result, the present researcher found that the
traders’ problems in speaking English were that they lack vocabulary, the traders
did not know how to pronounce the English word correctly, and the traders did
not master English grammar. In the other hand the traders take some keyword
from what the guests said to know more deeply about what the customers said.
Moreover, the traders are also greatly motivated in learning to speak English.
Keywords: speaking problem, traders