B. The Implementation of the Actions
1. Cycle 1
a. Planning
Before implementing the action, the researcher consulted the plan to the teacher about the media and the materials. We decided the implementation of the
technique in Cycle I. In the teaching-learning process, the researcher acted as the teacher and the teacher as the observer. Based on the field problems above, the
researcher and the teacher agreed to implement some actions to overcome the problems. The actions were as follows:
1. Using Jigsaw technique in teaching speaking.
The implementation of Jigsaw was intended to increase the students’ speaking ability. It was done in group works. It was expected to give the students
opportunity to speak so that the students’ speaking competence was built through the activities. Jigsaw was implemented in the classroom by dividing the students
into six groups. At the first meeting of implementing Jigsaw technique, the researcher divided the students into six groups, each the group consisted of six
students. The researcher counted and pointed the students randomly. The students who got the same number gathered to be one group. Group work activities were
done for carrying out the task. Based on the actions above, the first cycle of the action research aimed to
increase: 1.
the stude nts’ motivation to speak English
2. the students’ confidence to speak English
3. the students’ involvement, so that they were able to actively involved in
speaking class. 4.
the students’ ability in speaking English 2.
Using classroom English. Here, the researcher acted as a teacher. The data from the interviews showed
that the teacher seldom used Classroom English so that the students were not encouraged to speak English in class. Therefore, during this cycle, the researcher
used Classroom English during the teaching and learning process in order to make the students more familiar with English words. It is because the students were
expected to improve their opportunities to speak English in the class. 3.
Asking the students to perform their work in front of the class The data from the observation and the interview showed that the students had
less opportunity to speak in front of the class during the teaching and learning process. The students were asked to perform their work in front of the class to
make them confident in speaking in front of their friends before the classmates. By doing this activity, the students were expected not to be shy to speak in front
of their friends.
b. Action and Observation in Cycle 1
The actions of cycle 1 were implemented on September 12
th
, 28
th
2013. The topic focused on expressing
Like and Dislike
and
Spoken Descriptive
. The materials were taken from the a source book and an electronic book such as “Let’s
talk and Buku Sekolah Elektronik”. The implementations of the actions were discussed below:
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