STUDENTS’ PERCEPTION ON THE ROLE OF GROUP DISCUSSION IN
INTERPERSONAL SPEAKING CLASS
Marthisa Olivia Billik
Abstract
This study aimed to find out what students’ perceptions toward the role of group discussion in Interpersonal Speaking classes. This is done to investigate whether group discussion is helpful or not in Interpersonal Speaking class according to the students’ opinion in their English learning process. This is a qualitative research and the data were obtained through direct interview to the subjects. The participants were 20 students who took Interpersonal Speaking class in English Department of Satya Wacana Christian University, Salatiga, Indonesia. Those participants were interviewed using semi-structured interview. The findings revealed that the use of group discussion was effective in giving more opportunity to students to practice speaking English. Also, the participants stated that group discussion helped them in facing their problems in speaking English in class.
