Based on finding above, the researcher interprets the data on the classroom realities.
The researcher found some problem when doing research at grade IX-3. Learning english doesn’t always use handout as a media but we can make varition to make learning english more interesting and to developstudents ability in speaking, one of the is role play.
Role play can make students more excited and able to interact with others by using role play students can also be someone elsa or play role in accordance with the situation and conditions suggested.
By seeing at the conversations of almost all pairs it can be concluded that most of students choosed the first role card about doctor and patient, few choosed the third and fourth role card and no one chooses the second role cards it means that students only choose topics that they are experiencing or that they understand or they find it easy so they can easily develop the idea what they want to convey. By seeing the analysis of the data, the researcher found that only two students who got very good, one student got satisfactory and the others got good actually most of them understant the interaction by using role card and can make a good connection with the partner but the problem that they faced mostly is lack of confidence and lack of vocabulary. most of them shy of showing their speaking ability in front of the class. To be a successfull in speaking ability the students must learns a lot always practice and gain high motivation. At the end of course, students should be able to make use English expressions conveyed in asking for and giving suggestion accurately and fluently according to the situation given.
V. Conclusion
Based on the data analysis and interpretation which had been stated in chapter IV (four) it can be concluded that from ten students only two (3) students who got very good, one (1) satisfactory and seven (14) who got good in comprehension almost of the students can make a good connection with their partner but in developing the idea and express of giving suggestion still low or just know the ordinary conversation .
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284 THE EFFECT OF DIRECT TEACHING METHOD TO THE STUDENTS’
SPEAKING ABILITY
Tio Gohana Sihombing
English Department of Nommensen HKBP University, Pematangsiantar, Indonesia [email protected]
Abstract
The objective of the research was designed to find out the effect of direct teaching method to the students’ speaking ability of Grade IX at SMP Negeri 1 Siantar. The researcher formulates the problem as follow : What is the effect of Direct Teaching Method to the students’ speaking ability of Grade IX at SMP Negeri 1 Siantar. This research is designed as a quantitative research. As experimental research, aimed to know the effect of method that given, whether it has an influence to the students or not. Then, quantitave data were obtained from the students’ intonation score of pre- test and post test. The finding of this study showed that there was improvement on the students’ ability in speaking ability specially in intonation. After analyzing the data, the researcher concluded that Direct Teaching Method could improve the students’
speaking ability of grade IX at SMP Negeri 1 Siantar.
Keywords: Ability, direct teaching method, effect, intonation, speaking
I. Introduction
Language is got first by people from listening the words from the people around them, and imitating the words constantly they could produce and utterance them, so from listening and then they tried to speak, thus they could understand each other. According to Harmer (2007: 76) “A language function is a purpose you wish to achieve when you say or write something. By performing the function, you are performing an act of communication.”Sothe function of language is used for communication. As stated by Hornby (1990:170) “Communication is the act or process of using words, sounds, signs, or behaviors to express or exchange information.”Furthermore two kinds of communication namely oral and written, oral means verbal or telling directly it includes speaker and listener and written means by using text or writing it includes writer and reader.
English has been a global language, the status of English on the internasional level is a major factor that all over the world is learning english. In English there are four skills those are learnt by students, there are namely listening, speaking, reading and writing, which should be mastered by students. Those skills are taught in subject of English lesson in schools. The objective of English subject in Junior high school covers the ability to understand and produce speech or written texts which are realized in those skills.
In agreement with Oradee (2012:533) “Ability to speak is the most essential skill since it is the basic for communication and it is the most difficult skill. Reference stated that speaking English is the most difficult for learners’. Speaking is meant to teach the student oral facility.” In speaking the sounds of English are to be taught within the context of conversation and structure. Then speaking is to teach the students to read and write the words andsentences that they can speak and understand. Speech precedes reading and writing, and students are never to be asked to read or write anything that they cannot first understand and say. although many of the students understand the language and know a lot about its grammar and lexicon, but when they have to speak, they seem to be at a loss for words. It seems that many students have difficulties in speaking English skill.Stated by Baker &
Westrup (2003:1) “Throughout the world today, and especially in developing countries, there is a great need for people to speak English well.”
285 Teachers always try to do the best method and thecnique in teaching in order to make the students understand the lesson well. But the constant question that wheter the method and thecnique have been successful done by the teachers or not if the learning process does not run well, this is either the mistake of the teacher or the opposite, but a teacher should know the strength and the weakness of its students. So the teachers should recognise the students well. As stated by Baker & Westrup (2003:1) “Many employers look for good English speakers. So it is important for students to learn to speak English well and for teachers to know how to teach speaking well.”
One of the ways in teaching English that is done by teachers is deciding method to be applied. Method is the quality of being well planned and organized,it is designed to achieve aparticular goal.
II. Literature Review A. Definition of Speaking
In this chapter, Speaking will be discussed more detail. As the researcher wrote in the previous chapter that according to Hornby (1990:827) “Speaking is uttering words or articulating sounds with the ordinary voice in order to express thoughts, opinions or feelings orally and verbally, it happens naturally.”
Furtheremore as reported by Bashir (2011:35) “By speaking, we do not mean merely uttering words through mouth. It means conveying the message through the words of mouth.”
This skill is also neglected in our class rooms. Students do not get any chance either in the class room or outside to speak English. Speaking is not a part of our examinations. Learning to speak also demands a lot of practice and attention. We learn to speak our mother tongue just by listening and repeating. The teacher can adopt the same natural way. The teacher can give them certain structures and ask them to repeat. This will remove their shyness,the teacher can give those drills in the basic patterns of language. Asking short questions and the use of short dialogues in the class room can also develop this skill.According to Holder (1972:8) “Speaking is often labelled ‘speech’, and dealt with as a seperate subject. But it is so essential to communication that it should be a part of every class, especially every English class.”