141 Other than that, the other homework was the reading exercise. The students
were given some biography texts about great people in the world and the vocabulary exercises. It was aimed at enhancing their vocabulary mastery. Added
to this, the vocabulary contained in the text would be for the vocabulary quiz in the following week. The following vignette describes the situation during the
homework giving to the students.
Then the bell rang. The teacher was going to close the meeting. ―Well everyone, any suggestion or opinion?‖ A student said, ―Wow, Steve Jobs is cool‖ One student asked,
―Miss, boleh ganti favourite inspiring personnya nggak?‖ The teacher said, ―Sure...‖ When there was no other question, the teacher closed the lesson. ―Okay then that’s our entire
lesson today. Thank you, I hope it will give benefits to you.‖ Everyone then clapped their hands. The teacher then distributed some papers. The teacher explained, ―Well everyone,
this is for your homework.‖ The students signalled that they got the information by saying, ―Okay Miss.‖ When everyone had got it, the teacher closed the lesson.
Appendix C: Vignette 6 Cycle 2 Meeting 2 lines 264-273
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Most of the students felt that the homework was helpful. They did not complain anymore when they got homework. It seemed that the students had got
used to the assignments given which meant good.
i. Conducting Communicative Activities
There were two communicative activities conducted in this cycle. The first one was The Steve Job’s Life Story Timeline; the second was The Best Admirer.
The following is the vignette when the first activity was conducted.
The activity started. The situation was quiet for a while. The students tried to switch their language. They began their work. Some of them could not speak fluently, but they looked
trying so hard to speak in English. They laughed at each other when they made weird sentences. The teacher moved around to assist them. The English teacher as well as the
colleague
also helped assisting the students. The students’ efforts to communicate each other were various. They used English as much as they could, but they sometimes used
body language or they draw a picture since talking trough writing in Indonesian was prohibited. The students were busy. Some of them compiled the paper containing
information they took and tried to arrange it in a picture for the lifetime. Some students laughed each other because they chatted in English and had their funny experience.
Appendix C: Vignette 6 Cycle 2 Meeting 2 lines 138-149
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142 The students had their second communicative activity ―The ɒest Admirer‖ in
the third meeting of the cycle. They were engaged to the activity. It could be seen from the way they behaved during the activity. They did not use their gadget to
have things out of ELT contexts. They interacted more with their friends. They laughed and they listened to their friends when they were talking. In the middle of
their friend telling story, they assessed their friends’ speaking peer assessment. It
seemed that they really enjoyed with the topic being covered. The following vignette quotation shows
the students’ involvement in the activity.
The teacher then explained. ―So what you have to do is... telling your friends about your favourite inspiring person. Ka lian punya 25 menit untuk menceritakan tentang tokoh favorit
kalian . Masing-masing kalian punya lima menit ya. Nah teman-teman yang lain bantu
temannya . Beri pertanyaan yang sebanyak-banyaknya. Gali pengetahuan mereka tentang
tokoh idolanya. Kalian lihat dari kelompok kalian, siapa menurut kalian yang merupakan penggemar terbaik
.‖ The student asked, ―Tanya apa pun boleh Miss?‖ The teacher answered, ―Boleh, apa pun cari tahu seberapa dalam teman kalian mengenal idolanya ya...
Selain itu , Miss akan kasih kalian rubrik penilaian. Kalian gunakan ini untuk memberi
penilaian sejawat terhadap kemampuan berbicara teman kalian. Do you get it ?‖ The
teacher then distributed the scoring rubric. The teacher then asked the students, ―Okay are you ready everyone?‖ Everyone said, ―Yes
Miss...‖ The teacher instructed,‖Okay go ― The students were then busy with their group. They managed the order of speaking to each member of the group.
The students were involved in the activity. They looked very happy and so enthusiastic. Sometimes they laughed. Sometimes they were quiet listening to their friends talking.
When the time was almost up, the
teacher warned them, ―Okay three more minutes...‖
Appendix C: Vignette 7 Cycle 2 Meeting 3 lines 71-90
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The last communicative activity seemed to be having the best students’ involvement amongst the five other meetings. The students were all out in
performing their speaking ability. Added to this, their cooperation with their friends was good and they learned to conduct peer assessment.
j. Giving Feedback on the Students’ Work and Performance
