Authentic Assessment Practices of Speaking Skills in EFL Classes: English Teachers’ Perspectives Authors Haris Sugianto, Islamic University of Malang, Indonesia. Publication Details Journal: Vijoriya International Journal for Research & Innovation ISSN: 3107-9806 Volume: 2 Issue: 1 Year: January – June 2026 Published on: 7 April, 2026 Pages: 11– 21 DOI: https://doi.org/10.65595/vijri.v2i1.002 Abstract This study reports an interview study of three vocational high school teachers in East Java regarding their perceptions of conducting authentic assessments in speaking classes. This study investigates how authentic assessment is applied in the speaking class and what the obstacles faced by teachers are. The researcher uses a descriptive qualitative design that focuses the analysis on describing the research object in the form of a narrative and avoids the use of numerical or statistical data in data analysi...