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LEARNER’S STRATEGIES
IN DEVELOPING CREATIVE SPEECH
THESIS
Submitted in Partial Fulfillment
of the requirements for the Degree of
Sarjana Pendidikan
LILIAN FANGGREANI
112007045
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
FACULTY OF LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
SATYA WACANA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY
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LEARNERS’ STRATEGIES IN DEVELOPING CREATIVE SPEECH Lilian Fanggreani
Abstract
Learner’s strategies are some actions to make better achievements or performances. In speaking English as a foreign language, learners apply some strategies. This study was to answer the research question: “What are learner’s strategies to develop their creative speech in speaking class.” The writer used the four strategies
suggested by Andrew Cohen (1998) and Elaine Tarone in Saville (2006). The strategies from Cohen were: retrieval strategies, rehearsal strategies, cover
strategies and communication strategies. The other strategies suggested by Tarone in Saville (2006) were: avoidance, paraphrase, conscious transfer, Appeal for assistance, and mime. The definition of conscious transfer and communication strategies are the same. The concept of those strategies is using the native language as a basic to learn the target language.All of these strategies were really useful to get the presentation going. The participants of the study were four students of 2010 academic years at the English Department of Satya Wacana Christian University who took Public Speaking Class. The data for the study were collected from observation of the presentation and interview from four students in two speaking classes (group B and D). The data analysis showed that all of the participants used strategies. Almost all of the strategies suggested by Cohen and Tarone were used by the participants.
