longer used any manual and created certain topics to discuss. The topics were mostly about some events or news happened around that time.
3 The teaching technique used by the teachers and liked by the students Most of the teachers often used class discussions. The teacher started to
open the discussion by sharing hisher opinion about certain topics to stimulate the students to talk. However, when trying to stimulate the students to talk, some
teachers seemed to talk more that the students did. 4 The topics needed by the students in their level eighth grade of junior high
school The teachers said that the eighth grade students had to be able to
communicate in a simple way about their life and their surroundings. The topics should be about up-to-dated things to attract the students to learn English.
5 The problems that occur in the self development activity The teachers found some problems that occurred in the activities. The
problems were: a The ability among students was different. The smarter students would get
more involved in the discussions. The less smart students, then, got less attention.
b Students had limited vocabularies to be actively involved in the discussion. By not having handouts or manuals, teachers sometimes did not provide
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c Teachers sometimes failed to deliver the materials in an attractive way. The condition sometimes created boredom in the teaching learning process and
students got less enthusiastic to involve in the process. Teachers also did not have media to conduct the activity.
d Some schools did not allocate some money to have varieties of activities like outing or inviting native speakers that can attract the students’
motivation to speak in English.
b. Interview with the students
From an informal interview with the students, the writer found that the use of materials or handouts was needed and useful for them to help them learn
English easier. They could get some vocabularies or useful expressions that could be used in certain topics.
There were some topics that were needed by the students to learn and to master. The topics were 1 telling past experience and events, 2 describing
things, people, and places, 3 asking, giving, and refusing opinion and suggestions, 4 giving, replying compliments, and congratulating someone, 5
asking and giving procedure, 6 asking, giving, and refusing things and services, 7 giving, accepting, and refusing invitations, and 8 asking, giving, and denying
information. Some of the students did not really like group discussion and preferred
having class discussions. They did not like problem solving because they did not feel confident to speak more using English. However, some other students liked
having problem solving activity because they could practice to use their English. PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI
They also liked doing role-play because they could practice their confidence in speaking in front of many people.
2. Determining Goals, Listing Topics, and Stating General Purposes for
Each Topic
After conducting needs survey, the writer determined the goal for the whole meeting, which was to help them master the simple communicative
competence to interact with their society. Based on the needs survey from the teachers and students, eight topics were selected and presented in this study.
Table 4.1: List of the Topics
Units Topics Unit
Titles 1
Asking, Giving, and Declining Things and Services
Pass the Sugar, Please 2
Giving, Accepting, and Declining Invitations
Come in Time 3
Talking about Past Experience and Events
We Got Rich on Lebaran Day 4
Asking, Giving, and Denying Information
I’ve Got News for You 5
Giving, Replying Compliments, and Congratulating Someone
I Really Like Your Voice 6
Describing People and Things That’s Really Spooky
7 Asking, Giving, and Refusing
Opinions and Suggestions I Wanna Have a New Cell Phone
8 Asking and Giving Procedure
How Do You Operate This? After listing the topics, the writer stated the general purposes of each topic.
Table 4.2: List of the General Purposes
Units Topics General
Purposes 1
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