Based on collaborator observation, the teaching strategy is one factor that could motivate the student to speak in applying role play in table manner. She said that ―the researcher was a kind and friendly teacher‖.
She also said that ―the researcher gave a personal approach to the lower students and always increases the best students‘ motivation by giving reward for them.‖ By doing so, all the students got full attention from the researcher. As a result, the students have eagerness to speak English. From the statement above there are 80% students have good motivation and 20%
students feel bad mood.
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Accommodation 1. The answer of the first question could be identified from the increasing number of the students‘ ability in getting speaking skill‘s indicator. The results are described in the following in table 23 and figure 8.
Comparing to the percentage in the second cycle was higher than the percentage in the first cycle. The percentage of all indicators in the third cycle was higher than the second cycle. In other words, the percentage of indicators in the third cycle was the highest. It means that there was improvement in the percentage of indicators.
Besides improvement the students‘ speaking skill, other findings found during the application Role Play in Table Manner are as follows. The first is the students enjoyed studying English. The observation from the researcher and collaborator show that the students are happy to do role play with their own words. These results support the idea given by Celce (2001:126) she said that
―Communicative activities make the students feel free and comfortable to speak‖. Like the opinion from his student name Devi, she said that ―By doing on this activity give me a new solution to practice English well when I work in the hotel.‖ Then, the second is the students are confident to use English during interaction in the classroom. They are eager to tell their ideas role play in table manner.
Meanwhile, to answer the second question ―What factors influences the changes of students‘ speaking skill through role play in table manner at class X Hotel Accommodation 1 SMK Nusatama Padang?‖ It could be identified from the data of field notes and observation checklist which were written by the
researcher and collaborator during the process of teaching and learning. They got several aspects that improve the students speaking skill. They are as follows: 1. Materials could improve the students‘ eagerness to speak. By having interesting materials the students had willingness to have discussion and enjoyed role play. It supports House (1997:20) Role play can improve learners' speaking skills in any situation, and helps learners to interact. As for the shy learners, role play helps by providing a mask, where learners with difficulty in conversation are liberated. In addition, it is fun and most learners will agree that enjoyment leads to better learning. 2. Media like pictures and movie could improve students‘ motivation to speak in speaking class. Media was an effective way to develop the students‘ background knowledge to the topic given. It helped the students to say words or ideas by answering the teacher question based on the pictures and movie given. It is in line with Biemans and Simon (1996:1) ideas. They said that one way to activate the students‘
background knowledge is by interactive discussion and through answering the questions. 3. Activities, by doing role play in table manner activities the students eager to speak because they were given a chance to activate their background knowledge to the script given. It supports Cummings and Genzel (1990) idea that role play makes the students easier in order fast food and negotiating in general objectives. They activate their background knowledge to the script given. 4. Classroom Management could encourage the students to speak. The researcher controlled the students‘ activities during the process of doing the task in group discussion. It supports Papalia (1976:88) idea that
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teacher should place students in meaningful life situations. The researcher controlled students‘ activity during the process of doing the task in group discussion. 5. Teaching strategy is one factor that could motivate the students to speak in applying role play in table manner. It supports Papalia (1976:88) idea that teacher needs to create a supportive classroom environment in which the students feel free to speak.
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Based on the result of the research finding, it can be concluded that:
1. The implementation of Role Play in Table Manner in improving the students‘ speaking skill at class X Hotel Accommodation 1 SMK Nusatama Padang for three months had been successful. It is found the data findings that Role Play in Table Manner improves students‘ speaking skill.
2. The factors that influence the changes of students‘ speaking skill are:
a. The students in Hotel Accommodation 1 at grade X feel interested to practice English.
b. Applying role play in table manner in teaching speaking is effective to develop the students‘ background knowledge.
c. Applying role play in table manner can increase the students speaking skill.
d. The students feel enjoy to practice their speaking skill in their group discussion.
e. The Students feel motivated to practice their English when they work as a daily worker.