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ABSTRACT Azizah, 2318068, “The Correlation between Students’ Self-Efficacy and Their English Speaking Performance at The First Grade of MAN 4 Agam.” A thesis, English Education Department, State Islamic University Sjech M. Djamil Djambek Bukittinggi, 2023. This research was conducted since there were many problems that occur in the students’ self-efficacy in studying English. Most of the problems related to the lack of students speaking performance in the first grade of MAN 4 Agam, such as some students’ were worried about their speaking performance, they were also afraid to being laughed by their friends. Next, some of the students still have lack of vocabulary that causes them cannot speak fluently. The last fact was, the students with low self-efficacy surprisingly had good speaking performance, and some students with high self-efficacy did not good enough at speaking performance. This research aimed to find out whether there is correlation between self-efficacy and their English speaking performance. This research was a correlational research. Total of population was 91 students, and the sample was 30 students. The research used purposive sampling to determine the sample in this research based on the experience that researcher had been conducted in preliminary research. To collect the data, the researcher used questionnaire and documentation. To analyze the data, the researcher used Pearson Correlation Coefficient (p) and to test the hypothesis, the researcher used t-test formula and consult the result into t-table with a = 0,05. The finding of the research showed that the coefficient of correlation (p) was 0,123. It means that there was very low correlation between students’ self-efficacy and their English speaking performance. The correlation direction also showed that there is positive correlation between both variables. In the other words, based on hypothesis testing, the t-score was 0,123 whereas the t-table on a = 0,05 was 0,374. It means the t score was smaller than t table. Hence, Hₐ rejected and Hₒ accepted, which stated there is no significant correlation between self-efficacy and students’ English speaking performance.