The research got the data through observation and interview.
Researchers collected data by making observations while the teacher was doing the learning process on Wednesday February 17, 2021, Thursday February 18, 2021, Wednesday 24, 2021 and Thursday 25, 2021 and the researcher interviewed two teachers on Tuesday February 23, 2021 and Thursday February 25, 2021. Researchers analyzed the strategies used by the teachers’ in the process of learning English online at SMP N 7 Muaro Jambi.
Based on the results of data collection and analysis, the researcher found several strategies used in the online speaking learning process, namely story telling, dialogue, opinion or idea and sing a song.
1. Storytelling
Storytelling is one of the strategies that the teacher used in the speaking learning process because it is more effectively used during the online learning process, this storytelling aims for students to share their experiences or stories. Based on the results of interviews and observations before carring out the learning process, the teacher determined the topics and material would be studied by students then the teacher shares them via WhatsApp group, during the learning process carried but through zoom first the teacher gaves an example about themes would be told and students practice, nexts the teacher gaves an example to students, if the students have understood the explanation given by the teacher so students are asked one by one to tell about their experiences so that their friends can pay attention and tell
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their experiences more easily. The used of storytelling strategies in the speaking learning process can improved students' vocabulary and encourage students' imagination when telling stories. This statement is reinforced from the results of interview that the researcher has conducted with one of the English language teachers:
“For the online learning process, I often use pictures for students to describe it and also storytalling so that students can share stories or share their experience, dialogue and opinions to practice students' speaking because this strategy is also effectively used in online learning.”(Teacher 1)
From the above interview results, the researcher has analyzed the data on the strategies used by the teacher in the online learning process, the teacher used storytelling strategies in online learning to increase vocabulary and encourage students' imagination so that students can express their minds through storytelling.
From the observations that has been conducted by researchers at the time of the English language learning process, teachers used storytelling strategy in online learning through the zoom, the students asked to tell about their experience that good or bad, hobbies and ideals.
Before asked students to tell stories, the teacher would tell stories first so that students pay attention to the correct prounoncation, so students would be asked to write stories they was share with their friends, if the time to tell stories is lacking then students are asked to record their stories and send them via WhatsApp. This storytelling strategy is carried out through zoom because to be more effective for students, so that students initially lacked confidence to speak in front of their class would be more confident if only through zooming.
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2. Dialogue
Dialogue is one of the strategies in the online speaking learning process, from the results of data collection and analysis that several teachers often used this strategy in the online learning process because it be the classroom atmosphere not bored. Based on the results of observations and interviews, the researcher found a dialogue strategy that was often used by English teachers, before the learning process began through zoom the teacher first determined the material and theme that the students would used later for dialogue, so the teacher would gave an example of having a dialogue with one of the students. so that his friends pay attention and be able to understand it, the teacher gaves an example, students would be asked to have a dialog via zoom or used records sent via WhatsApp. Giving examples of dialogue can also be used through records so that students can listen to it over and over again so that students find it easier to pronounce the prounoncation. This statement was also conveyed by one of the English teachers:
“For the online learning process, I often use. ... dialogue and opinion to practice students' speaking because this strategy is also effectively used in online learning”(Teacher 1)
This statement was also conveyed by another English teacher who also used a dialogue strategy because it could be considered to be the classroom atmosphere more attractive to students:
“I usually use dialogue so that the class is more fun and less boring”(Teacher 2)
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From the statement conveyed by the first teacher and the second teacher that dialogue strategies are often used in the online learning process because they feeled that dialogue strategy can effectively during the online learning process because in the learning process asked students to speak through zoom and this strategy can improved vocabularies, correct students pronouncation and also can to be the classroom atmosphere less boring for students.
Based on the results of observations has been by researchers during the English learning process, learning activities used the dialogue strategy carried out through the zoom application, before asked students to have a dialogue the teacher would gave an example first to dialogue with one of the students, so the students be asked 2 people to practice dialogue and the teacher correct it so that other students can improve it, this statement was also strengthened by one of the English teachers :
“When asking students to have a dialogue I usually use the zoom application, before that I will give an example of a dialogue with one of the students so that other students will see and it's easier to practice.” (Teacher 1)
Based on the results of the interview above, the researcher concluded the dialogue strategy used by one of the English teachers when learning online through the zoom application so the teacher can gave direct examples to students so that students can practice it younger when they have watched their friends dialogue repeatedly. This zoom application can not only be accessed via a laptop or computer but can also be used via a smartphone so that it can be easier for students to used it.
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3. Opinion / idea
Opinion / idea is one of the strategies that effectively used in the online learning process, based on the results of observations and interviews that researchers have conducted on the learning process, in this opinion / idea strategy the teacher used images for students described to convey their opinions. Before began the learning process, the teacher first determines the theme and material to be studied, the teacher look for images related to the theme distributed to students via WhatsApp group so that students can learn it first, when the learning process through the application zoom the teacher display the image then explain and provide examples of opinions / ideas to describe the image so that students can understand how to convey good and correct opinions / ideas, so the teacher displays the next picture then asked students to gave their opinion regarding the image. This statement was also conveyed by the English teacher regarding the opinion / idea strategy during the learning process.
“Usually I often use dialogue so that the class is more fun and not boring, then I also use giving opinions / ideas to increase the thinking power of students because I prefer students to express opinions according to their opinions / ideas, then sing a song because I think this strategy can work effectively used through zoom and also so that students remember the santences they conveyed.”(Teacher 2)
Another statement was also conveyed by other English teachers who used opinion / idea strategies because this strategy in addition to improved students’ speaking skills could also encourage students' imagination so that students could convey their ideas as creatively as possible.
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“If for the online learning process I often use pictures for students to describe it and ... opinions to practice students' speaking because this strategy is also effectively used in online learning”(Teacher 2)
Based on the statements conveyed by the first and second English teachers from the results of the analysis conducted by researchers, this strategy of delivering opinions / ideas can also be effective in the online learning process because it can encourage students' creativity in conveying their ideas so that it can be students more confident in speaking.
The researcher has been observations during online learning activities, the researcher analyzed that the strategy for delivering opinions / ideas could not only be done through zooming but also through WhatsApp groups, the teacher would later provide discussion topics that would be discussed first by students, so that students would younger later when conveying their opinion / idea.
4. Sing a song
Sing a song is one of the speaking strategies that can be used through the online learning process, this strategy is often used by the teacher because it can create a class that enjoys it, from the results of data collection through observation and interviews, the researcher has analyzed the data, before carrying out learning process First the teacher determined the theme of the song that would be sung by students, students given 1 same song to sing, before that the teacher asked students to listen and memorized English song, so students asked to record the song they sing and send via WhatsApp. This statement was
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also strengthened by one of the English teachers regarding the sing a song strategy:
“....Then I use the sing a song strategy because I think this strategy can be used effectively via zoom and WhatsApp so that students remember the santences they conveyed.”(Teacher 2)
Based on the results of an interview that the researcher has conducted on one of the English teachers, the researcher has analyzed that the teacher used the sing a song strategy to improved students' vocabulary and improved their prounoncation.
From the results of observations by the researcher during the online learning process, the researcher has analyzed that the sing a song strategy can be the class more enjoyable and less tense, this strategy can be done via zoom or WhatsApp, before students asked to sing them first would listen the song so that later it be easier for students in its prounoncation and students also find it easier to practice it because the song can be heard over and over again.