TEACHING METHODS USED IN TEACHING SPEAKING TO THE FIRST GRADE STUDENTS OF SMA YAYASAN PANDAAN

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INTRODUCTION

1.1 Background of Study

Nowadays, English is a language which is used mostly by people around the world to communicate. It makes us easier to communicate with foreign people if we master English and it is required if we want to compete in this globalization era. Therefore, English is a foreign language which is taught at school in Indonesia as an important subject.

There are four skills in English that should be taught by teacher at school. Those are reading and listening (receptive skills), speaking and writing (productive skills). Among those skills, speaking is an important part of second language learning and teaching. According to Tarigan (in Pratiwi, 2012), speaking is an ability to express and deliver idea, suggestion, thought and feeling in the form of sound, articulation. When the teacher teaches in the class, he will deliver or explain the course through speaking. The students also learn about speaking at the same time. According to Harmer (2007, p.123), “Good speaking activities can and should be extremely engaging for the students”. This means that students should participate fully during the speaking class. Then, if the teacher has set up the activity properly and give useful feedback then they will get satisfaction from it.

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answer the teacher’s questions, it means that the goal of teaching learning process

in speaking has been achieved. However, most students prefer to keep silent or be passive during the speaking class. The possible reasons behind this are felling shy, limited vocabulary, or maybe they are afraid of making mistakes in pronouncing or using inappropriate tenses in their sentences. One way to make the teaching learning process runs well is the use of teaching methods in a speaking class.

The success of teaching learning depends on the teaching methods used by the teacher. This is because when the teacher implements proper methods to his students, they will understand about the course easily. Richards and Rodgers (2001, p.19) stated, “method is the level at which theory is put into practice and at which choices are made about the particular skill to be taught, the content to be taught, and the order in which the content will be presented”. This means that teaching method is the teacher’s way to implement his plan in teaching learning

activity. The whole things to be prepared before teaching include the materials and the sequence while teaching one skill in order to deliver the materials precisely. If the teacher chooses the proper methods, he will teach the course easily and the information will be delivered well to the students; then the teaching learning activity will be successful. Accordingly, the teacher must prepare the lesson plan and the method that will be used before teaching in the class. There are many methods to teach English, but just a few of them can be implemented. It depends on the skill that will be taught by the teacher.

In implementing the methods, the teachers will likely to face some difficulties. The teacher’s task is not only choosing the method that will be used,

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implementing the method. By identifying the problems, the teacher will find the solution to solve it. There are many factors which cause those problems. One of them is students’ condition during the class. Therefore, the method used should be

suitable for the skill and the students.

There have been some studies about teaching methods. Maulidah (2013) found that the teacher in her study at Al-Izzah Islamic Boarding School Batu-Malang implemented three methods when teaching English. They were audio-lingual method, direct method, and students team achievement division (STAD). Specifically, in teaching speaking the teacher used direct method. The result of communicative approach, direct method, and audio lingual method; in teaching speaking the teacher applied the combination between communicative approach and direct method. The finding of her research showed that the methods could encourage students to speak actively. It can be said that the teachers used some methods in teaching speaking to make their students more active in speaking class.

Based on the researcher’s preliminary observation on November 26th

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interested in conducting a research with the title “Teaching Methods Used in Teaching Speaking to the First Grade Students of SMA Yayasan Pandaan”.

1.2 Statements of the Problems

The statements of the problems are briefly stated as follows:

1. What teaching methods does an English teacher use in teaching speaking to the first grade students of SMA Yayasan Pandaan? 2. How does the teacher implement the methods in teaching speaking

to the first grade students of SMA Yayasan Pandaan?

3. What difficulties does the teacher face in the implementation of the methods?

4. How does the teacher cope with the difficulties?

1.3 Purpose of the Study

Based on the statements of the problems above, the purpose of this study are:

1. To know the teaching methods used by the teacher in teaching speaking at first grade students of SMA Yayasan Pandaan.

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1.4 Significance of the Study

The result of this research is expected to be useful for:

 English teachers, by knowing the methods in teaching speaking

and how to implement the methods, English teachers will be able to choose the proper methods for themselves when teaching English especially in speaking class. Moreover, by knowing the teacher’s difficulties when implementing the methods and how the

teacher copes with those difficulties, it is hoped that English teachers can reduce their difficulties when teaching speaking in class.

 Students of English department, the result of this research can be a

learning material related to teaching speaking or they can apply the methods during the teaching practice at school.

 Further researchers, the result of this research can be an alternative

for them as reference in order to enrich their knowledge of teaching methods especially in teaching speaking.

1.5 Scope and Limitation

The scope of this study is the teaching methods used by English teacher in teaching speaking, how the teacher implements the methods, the teacher’s

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1.6 Definition of the Key Terms

To avoid misunderstanding of the terms which are used in this research, the definitions of the key terms are given as follows:

Method, the level at which theory is put into practice and at which choices are made about the particular skill to be taught, the content to be taught, and the order in which the content will be presented (Richard, 2001)

Teaching Speaking, teaching to improve the oral production of the students. Therefore, language teaching activities in the classroom should aim at maximum individual language use (Sugiyana, 2000)

Implementation, the process of putting into practice a method in teaching speaking by the teacher in SMA Yayasan Pandaan

TEACHING METHODS USED IN TEACHING SPEAKING TO THE

FIRST GRADE STUDENTS OF SMA YAYASAN PANDAAN

THESIS

by:

LINDAH MERITA

201110100311054

ENGLISH DEPARTMENT

FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF MUHAMMADIYAH MALANG

TEACHING METHODS USED IN TEACHING SPEAKING TO THE

FIRST GRADE STUDENTS OF SMA YAYASAN PANDAAN

THESIS

This thesis is submitted to meet one of the requirements to achieve

Sarjana Degree in English Education

by:

LINDAH MERITA

201110100311054

ENGLISH DEPARTMENT

FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF MUHAMMADIYAH MALANG

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This thesis written by Lindah Merita was approved on November 12, 2015

By:

Advisor II Advisor I

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This thesis was defended in front of the examiners of the Faculty of Teacher Training and Education of University of Muhammadiyah Malang

and accepted as one of the requirements to achieve Sarjana Degree in English Education

on November 12, 2015.

Approved by:

Faculty of Teacher Training and Education University of Muhammadiyah Malang

Dean,

Dr. Poncojari Wahyono, M.Kes.

Examiners: Signatures:

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MOTTO AND DEDICATION

MOTTO

“You were given this life because you are

strong enough to live it”

(Robin Sharma)

DEDICATION

From my deep heart and great love, this work is dedicated to: My best mother Sumarni

My best father H. Fatoni (Alm.)

My lovely brothers; Dody, Dehan, Viat, Felly (Alm) My dear sister Rince Yusnita

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ORIGINALITY DECLARATION

The undersigned:

Name : Lindah Merita Student ID number : 201110100311054 Program of Study : English Department

Faculty : Faculty of Teacher Training and Education

I declare the work presented in this thesis was carried out by my self and does not incorporate without acknowledgement any material previously submitted for a degree or diploma in any university. To the best of my knowledge this thesis does not contain any materials previously published or written by another person where due reference is made in the text.

Malang, September 10,2015

Nurhidayah Materai

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Alhamdulillahirobbil’alamin. All praise and thanks be only for Allah SWT, the Almighty God that gives His blessing and His help during the process of learning.

The writer also expresses her great gratitude to the first advisor Rinjani Bonavidi S,Pd., M.Ed., Ph.D and the second advisor Nurakhfini Septiany, M.A., M.Ed for their time, kindness, guidance, contributions and patience in correcting and helping her during finishing of this thesis. She also wishes to share out his gratefulness to the Headmaster and also English teacher in SMA Yayasan Pandaan who has helped the writer during the progress of gathering the data needed for this thesis.

Finally, the writer would like to express her deepest thank and great appreciation to her beloved parents, her brothers, and her sister for their love, supports, helps, prayers, understandings, and everything that they give to the writer. Special thank is also given to her wonderful friends (Nurhidayah, Indrayati Aisyah, Hersabella Monikasari, Rina Agustini, Anggraina Putri M.S, Mbak Rizqa Dwi, Fatimatuz Zahro, Rezza A.V) for their encouragement, advices, help, pray and motivation during her study.

Malang, November 12, 2015

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

APPROVAL ... i

LEGALIZATION ... ii

MOTTO AND DEDICATION ... iii

ORIGINALITY DECLARATION ... iv

ABSTRACT ... v

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ... vi

TABLE OF CONTENTS ... vii

LIST OF APPENDIXES ... x

CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION 1.1Background of Study ... 1

CHAPTER II REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE 2.1Teaching ... 7

2.2Teaching English ... 8

2.3Methods of Teaching Speaking ... 10

2.3.1 Grammar-Translation Method ... 11

2.3.2 Direct Method ... 12

2.3.3 Audio-Lingual Method ... 13

2.3.4 The Silent Way ... 14

2.3.5 Suggestopedia ... 15

2.3.6 Community Language Learning ... 16

2.3.7 Total Physical Response ... 17

2.3.8 Communicative Language Teaching ... 18

2.4Difficulties in Teaching Speaking ... 19

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CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

3.1Research Design ... 24

3.2Research Subject ... 25

3.3Research Instrument ... 25

3.3.1 Interview ... 25

3.3.2 Observation ... 26

3.4Data Collection ... 27

3.5Data Analysis ... 27

CHAPTER IV RESEARCH FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION 4.1Research Findings ... 29

4.1.1 Methods Used by the Teacher in Teaching Speaking ... 29

4.1.1.1 Communicative Language Teaching ... 29

4.1.1.2 Direct Method ... 30

4.1.1.3 Community Language Learning ... 30

4.1.2 The Implementation of the Teaching Methods Used by the Teacher in Teaching Speaking ... 31

4.1.2.1 Communicative Language Teaching in Teaching Speaking ... 31

4.1.2.2 Direct Method in Teaching Speaking ... 32

4.1.2.3 Community Language Learning in Teaching Speaking ... 34

4.1.3 The Teacher’s Difficulties in Implementing the Teaching Methods in Speaking ... 35

4.1.4 The Teacher’s Ways to Cope the Difficulties in Implementing the Teaching Methods in Speaking ... 36

4.2Discussion ... 37

CHAPTER V CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION 5.1Conclusion ... 41

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REFERENCES ... 43

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LIST OF APPENDICES

Appendix I : Observation Checklist ... 45

Appendix II : Panduan Wawancara ... 58

Appendix III : Transkrip Wawancara ... 60

Appendix IV : Rencana Pelaksanaan Pembelajaran ... 65

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