learning. Community language learning itself is a method that uses an imitative way in producing sound. I also use interactive assement in my study because it
has the same characteristic with my topic which discusses the way in improving speaking skill especially transactional conversation. The characteristic is that both
of them need interaction and the interaction itself can take in the form of transactional language, which has the purpose of exchanging specific information.
2.2.5 Role of Speaking in Teaching Language
Communication can flow easily if both of people have the same language so they understand each other about the content of the communication. When
there is a foreigner stays in a country and wants to communicate with a native person, both of them may have a difficulty in doing communication because they
have different languages. Firstly, perhaps the foreigner communicates with a native speaker by using gestures to make them understand each other. From the
example above, we can see that speaking is one of skills which has an important part in a language and also the fast way in learning a language. Through speaking
we can know how far students have been mastering the language that can be seen from the way of students in conveying their feeling, ideas, thought, and also their
fluency in speaking in English. From the goal of speaking above a teacher must give the appropriate way in teaching the students. The teacher can decide this by
paying attention to the students during the class activities. Davies 1988:261 adds that:
There are four characteristics of successful speaking activities; they are: learners talk a lot, participation is even, motivation is high and language
is an acceptable level. Learner talk a lot means that during the class activities, the teacher doesn‟t dominate the class, but the student has the
same chance to participate in the class activities. The motivation is so high and it can be seen from the way of students
‟ talk. The last characteristic is when the students know what they are talking about
using simple sentences they have learnt; it means that the language is at an acceptable level.
Based on the explanation above, I can conclude that speaking is one of the skills that has an important part in teaching language. One of the functions of
speaking for students is that it makes them to be brave in conveying their thought and like to speak in English in front of class.
2.3 Transactional Conversation
