%I Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta %D 2013 %T THE CONTRIBUTION OF AFFECTIVE FACTORS TOWARD STUDENTS’ SPEAKING ABILITY OF SMK PGRI 1 SENTOLO IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR OF 2012/2013 %K the contribution, affective factors, speaking ability, SMK %X This study is classified as a correlation research study since the objective of this study is to examine whether there is a significant relationship between affective factors and students’ speaking ability is. It is also aimed at seeing the level of the students’ affective factors and that of their speaking ability. The subjects of the study were the second grade students of SMK PGRI 1 Sentolo in the academic year of 2012/2013. It involved 79 students as the samples. The data were collected by using a questionnaire to measure students’ affective factors. The results of the test were calculated by using IBM SPSS (Statistic Package for Social Science) version 20 for windows computer program. Descriptive and inferential statistics were employed in analyzing the data. The results of the data analysis reveals that there is a positive and significant relationship between students’ affective factors and speaking ability. It is indicated by the correlation coefficient observed ( %A Alfian Rifqi Fauzi %L UNY25658