1. Reconnaissance
In this step, the researcher tried to find out the obstacles and weaknesses of speaking ability possessed by the students in SMA N 2 Sleman. The researcher firstly
gathered the information related to the speaking ability with the English teacher by doing an interview. Therefore, the researcher also observed teaching and learning
process in grade XI IPS 1. To complete the data in carrying out the speaking problems, some students also were interviewed. As a result, it was known that there
were no meaningful activities in speaking session so that the students got less chance in practice English orally. After doing interview and observation, the problems were
identified. Then the researcher and the English teacher together discussed the plan to
implement the actions. 2.
Planning
After doing observation and interview, the researcher and the English teacher made a planning to do the feasible actions that will be implemented. The planning
covered the identified problem based on the result of observation and interview. The purpose of the actions was to improve students’ speaking ability of grade XI IPS 2
through directed discussion games.
3. Acting and Observing
The action was conducted by the researcher whereas the English teacher observed the process. The researcher used directed discussion games in solving
students’ problem in speaking ability with certain basic of competencies about asking
and giving opinion expression. The other research team captured some pictures during the presentation and also observed all emerging activities in the classroom. To
make the class conducive, another research team assisted the researcher in handling the class. The changes and obstacles of the students‘involvement were written in the
field notes with the result to be evaluated in the next step. The actions would be implemented with some modification after looking at result the first cycle. Any
document record guided the researcher to do the next step.
4. Reflection
Based on the observation, the researcher and collaborator made a reflection of the implementation of the action. The reflection was conducted by interviewing the
students and the collaborator about their responses to the actions. The reflection was useful to show the effectiveness of the action conducted in the teaching and learning
processes. At the end of the actions, the researcher and the collaborator discussed the results of the implementation of the actions and the problems occurring during the
actions that seemed ineffective. The collaborator gave contribution to the reflection on the action that was taken. It was aimed to find out whether the actions were
successful or not. The successful actions were used and reapplied in the next cycle, but those which were unsuccessful would be changed or improved into the suitable
one.
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