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The next phase was identifying and selecting the problems to be overcome. Then, the researcher planned some actions to be implemented to overcome the
problems. Finally, she discussed the planned actions with the English teacher and implemented them in the class.
Then, the main phase of the action research was conducting the teaching learning process of speaking in the class. Based on the previous stages, TPS was
chosen to be applied as the technique in this action research. The action research was conducted in two cycles with two meetings in Cycle 1 and Cycle II. In the
action phase, TPS was applied in the teaching and learning process of speaking.
1. Identification of the Field Problem
It was important to have a look at the facts on the teaching and learning process of speaking in class VIII C based on the observation done on 1
st
of September, 2014 as a part of identifying the problems of the field. The
situation during the teaching and learning process of speaking could be seen from the field notes. The field notes became the initial data which was needed
to be taken into account before implementing some actions in class VIII C MTSN Karangmojo. It is presented below.
No : FN.03
Day, Date : Wednesday, September 1
st
, 2014 Time
: 09.00 WIB Place
: Class VIII C Activity
: Preliminary Observation Respondent, R
: researcher Ss
: students ET
: English Teacher
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The ET started the class by greeting and checking the students’ attendance. At that day, all the 33 Ss were coming to the class. After checking the
students’ attendance, the ET did warming up with several simple questions, such as, “Do you still remember what we have learned last meeting?”, “What
did you learn last night?” etc. Some Ss tried to answer the questions with insufficient grammar usage but it still could be understood. They looked like
having difficulty in expressing their ideas in the form of spoken language, so they used
Bahasa Indonesia if they did not find the wanted words or sentences.
The ET listened to the Ss answers and tried not to discourage the Ss.
The ET said that today was speaking class since the R would observe the speaking skill of students
. She asked the students to tell their descriptive
text they had written in last meeting but the Ss just kept silent. They looked afraid and still were confused. The ET tried to recall what they have learned
last meeting. Then, she asked them to tell in front of the class. Five minutes passed. because no one was brave enough to be a volunteer the ET pointed Ss
to stand in front of the class but many Ss were not ready. Most of the Ss were hesitant in expressing their descriptive text and some of them made wrong
pronunciations
. The Ss looked afraid and shy to convey their mind. The ET just listened and did not give any feedback.
When one of the Ss told her house in front of the class, some students were not paying attention to the lesson. They tend to have some chats
with their friends or daydream, etc
. The ET pointed the Ss one by one but only five students were brave to tell their descriptive text. However, some of
them only read their descriptive text. It was like reading aloud. The SS looked unenthusiastic.
Therefore, the ET came to the Ss and asked some questions about their descriptive texts for examples “Would you tell me how
your house is?”, “What is the color of your house?”, “How many room do you have?”, etc.
As the time was up, the ET asked the Ss if they had any questions. The ET concluded the materials. After that the ET asked Ss to do homework and study
at home. Finally, the ET ended the lesson.
The field notes indicate that the students found it difficult to express their idea. They answered the questions using Bahasa Indonesia. The
evidence shows that the students’ mastery of vocabulary was still very low. Even they were not able to translate many words into English. So, they often
asked the teacher to help them. Then, the students were not ready to start the
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lesson. It could be seen from the situation in which they did not prepare to perform their descriptive text they have written before. During the teaching
and learning process, they also paid less attention. They tended to chat with their friends and did their own business. Next, they were shy and spoke
hesitantly. They were afraid to make mistakes in front of the class. As a result, they were passive and no one became volunteers to share their ideas. The
teaching and learning activity was boring. It can be seen from their little enthusiasm when they had to perform their descriptive texts. In addition, the
interaction between the teacher and the students did not work well. When the teacher asked a question, they were silent and they rarely asked questions
when they found some difficulties. Besides conducting the class observation, the researcher obtained the
data by holding an interview and discussions with the English teacher to get the information regarding the teaching and learning process of speaking. It
was done to support the identification of the problems. This was done to find out their weaknesses in speaking and to acquire some suggestions related to
the problems. The extract below shows the teacher’s opinion. =========================================================
R : “Terkait dengan Speaking, bu. Bagaimana kemampuan bahasa
Inggris siswa kelas VIII?” How is the ability of the students of grade eight especially speaking
skill?
ET : “Kalau speaking masih kurang banget ya. Soalnya pengucapan
bahasa yang dipelajari siswa bahasa Indonesia berbeda dengan cara pengucapan di bahasa Inggris jadi logatnya berbeda. Itu susah
