Skripsi
The teaching of speaking at the international class in SMP Negeri 01 Singosari / Wahyu Setyo Prihandono
Abstrak
ABSTRACT Prihandono Wahyu Setyo. 2008. The Teaching of Speaking at the International Class in SMP Negeri 01 Singosari.Thesis English Department Faculty of Letters State University of Malang. Advisor Dra. Nunung Suryati M.Ed. Key words Teaching Speaking skill International Class SMP This study was conducted to describe the Teaching of Speaking at the International Class in SMP Negeri 01 Singosari in terms of (1) the teaching of speaking skill which includes the techniques applied by the teachers at the international class (2) the instructional media used by the teachers in teaching speaking skill at the international class and (3) the assessment applied by the teachers in teaching speaking skill at the international class. This study employed a descriptive study because it was designed to describe the teaching of speaking at the International class in SMP Negeri 01 Singosari in the form of words rather than numbers. The subjects of this study were two English teachers who taught the international class and the first grade of international class that has jus been opened this year by the school. The data were obtained through three research instruments interview questionnaires and observation and they were presented descriptively after being classified into related aspects. The interview and the questionnaires were carried out to collect the data about the teaching of speaking skill which includes the techniques applied by the teachers at the international class the instructional media used by the teachers in teaching speaking skill at the international class and the assessment applied by the teachers in teaching speaking skill at the international class whereas the observations were conducted to find out the real activities conducted by the teachers and the students in the classroom. The findings show that there were two kinds of English class in the international class. They were (1) general English class where speaking skill was not taught as an integrated subject. It was implemented with the other skill related to the materials being discussed and (2) supporting English speaking class which was enrolled as a compulsory subject to improve students speaking ability. Basically both classes delivered the same materials but the supporting English speaking class provided more speaking activities. It was also revealed that overall there were several activities done in both general English class and supporting English speaking class namely brainstorming presentation discussion role play and repetition drill each of which was done with certain purposes. In the teaching and learning process the teachers applied visual media such as pictures verbal representation and real objects. The teachers were also helped by the multimedia equipments such as LCD and OHP which were provided in the classroom to conduct more attractive and effective teaching. The findings also revealed that there were some difference between general English class and supporting English speaking class in term of assessment. The teacher in general English class did not do assessment of speaking skill in every meeting. The teacher did assessment in some meetings which required a lot of speaking activities. It differs from supporting English speaking class where the teacher always did assessment in every meeting to monitor the development of students speaking ability. From the study some suggestions can be proposed. The suggestion proposed to the headmaster is that he should really improve the teachers quality in teaching international class so that the quality of the students could also be improved. For the English teachers it is suggested that they make a forum to discuss about the materials techniques media and assessment which would be applied in the international class. For the next researchers it is suggested that they take a wider range of subjects of study since the management of the international class may be different from one school to another.