Selecting the Field Problems to Solve
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No. Feasible Problems to Solve
Solutions
b. Ask the students to be active to
speak in English by giving some rewards and praises on that.
7. The classroom English was not
optimally used during the teaching and learning process.
Using classroom English optimally during the teaching and learning
process.
To implement the actions, some preparations and plans were done in order to make the actions successful.
a Developing the research instruments
To implement the actions, the researcher developed some research instruments such as observation checklists, interview guidelines, speaking tests,
and also speaking rubric. The observation was conducted during the implementation of the actions
and reflection. The interviews were carried out during the planning stage, the implementation of the actions, and reflection. The interviews aimed to get some
input and also suggestions related to the problems. The speaking tests had an aim to measure the students’ improvements while the speaking rubric used to assess
and evaluate the students’ speaking skills in the pre-test and the post-test. b
Selecting the materials The materials selected were based on the Standard of Competency and
Based Competency of senior high school students grade XI Science in the curriculum. The materials were chosen by the researcher together with the English
teacher.
c Selecting the teaching media
The main teaching media during the implementation of the actions were videos. The selection of the media was based on the consideration that by
watching the videos, the students would be able to see the real and authentic models of English and could get a good input and examples of English.
Furthermore, the videos could engage the students’ attention to learn the target language and increase the students’ motivation to learn English.
d Deciding the teaching and learning activities
The teaching and learning activities were not only watching the learning videos. It was also combined with some activities like games, pictures and videos
describing, role-play, and also information gap activities to achieve the teaching and learning goal of teaching speaking to the students.
e Making the course grid and lesson plans
The course grid and lesson plans were made to design the materials and the activities easier.