Optimizing Students’ Speaking and Critical Thinking through Students’ Reflective Practice in Socratic Circle Speaking

Woro Kusmaryani, Woro Kusmaryani, Bachrudin Musthafa, Pupung Purnawarman

2018

Abstract

We investigated students’ reflective practice after Socratic circle speaking which is purposed to optimize students’ speaking and critical thinking skill. Critical thinking cannot be separated from speaking skill. Students’ reflective practice can help the teacher in revising teaching method, materials, classroom management, etc. This research used descriptive qualitative design which collected documents, observation, and interview as the data. This research was done in Speaking class at Third semester students of Borneo University Tarakan. The data was analysed qualitatively. The result shows that students’ reflexive practice could optimize students’ speaking and critical thinking. Speaking result shows that 23% in Excellent category, 26% in Good category, 38% in Fair category, 13% in Weak category, and 0% in Poor category. Critical thinking result shows that 13% in Critical Thinking level 4, 36% in Critical Thinking level 3, 38% in Critical Thinking level 2, 13% in Critical Thinking level 1, and 0% in Critical Thinking level 6 and 5. In interview, the researcher found that teaching quality and students’ learning improved and they could prepare themselves related to their speaking skill and critical thinking. There were some obstacles faced such as; time consuming in analysing students’ reflection, redesigning the lesson plan and material selection.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Kusmaryani W., Musthafa B. and Purnawarman P. (2018). Optimizing Students’ Speaking and Critical Thinking through Students’ Reflective Practice in Socratic Circle Speaking. In Proceedings of the 1st Bandung English Language Teaching International Conference - Volume 1: BELTIC, ISBN 978-989-758-416-9, pages 201-209. DOI: 10.5220/0008215800002284

in Bibtex Style

@conference{beltic18,
author={Woro Kusmaryani and Bachrudin Musthafa and Pupung Purnawarman},
title={Optimizing Students’ Speaking and Critical Thinking through Students’ Reflective Practice in Socratic Circle Speaking},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 1st Bandung English Language Teaching International Conference - Volume 1: BELTIC,},
year={2018},
pages={201-209},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0008215800002284},
isbn={978-989-758-416-9},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 1st Bandung English Language Teaching International Conference - Volume 1: BELTIC,
TI - Optimizing Students’ Speaking and Critical Thinking through Students’ Reflective Practice in Socratic Circle Speaking
SN - 978-989-758-416-9
AU - Kusmaryani W.
AU - Musthafa B.
AU - Purnawarman P.
PY - 2018
SP - 201
EP - 209
DO - 10.5220/0008215800002284