Authors:
Budiarto
1
;
Yumna Rasyid
2
and
Ninuk Lustyantie
2
Affiliations:
1
Sekolah Tinggi Bahasa Asing IEC Jakarta, Indonesia
;
2
Universitas Negeri Jakarta, Indonesia
Keyword(s):
Improving Speaking Skill, Role-Play, Think-Pair-Share, Communicative, Cooperative
Abstract:
Teaching English communicatively is highly required, especially in order to increase speaking skill. However, communicative approach itself is not sufficient if students cannot maximize their learning through cooperative approach. Therefore, in teaching speaking, the lecturer may apply combined techniques from the two approaches. Think-pair-share (TPS) and Role-play (RP) were two tehniques implemented to teach speaking skill at STIBA IEC Jakarta. Based on the previous classroom observation, the students practiced speaking through RP and had to prepare their script through TPS. RP technique was able to run smoothly when the students did implement communicative approach through TPS properly. However, the techniques needed improvement and adaptation to suit the students’ needs. The action research made use of qualitative method and quantitative method to see the implementation of the techniques and to analyze the students’ progress. At the end of the research, the results indicated that
the students scores improved significantly and they were much better than the previous semester. It can be concluded that RP and TPS are combined techniques that can increase English speaking skill, provided that the techniques are applied properly.
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