17 feedback. Feedback can be gotten outside of the classroom but it is
important for teachers to inject the kinds of corrective feedback. 5 Capitalize on the natural link between speaking and listening. Many
interactive techniques involving speaking will include listening. The two skills can reinforce each other. Skills in producing language are
often done through comprehension. 6 Give students opportunities to initiate oral communication. Part of oral
communication competence is the ability to initiate conversations to nominate topics, to ask questions, to control conversation and to
change the subject. The teacher can design speaking techniques allowing students to initiate language.
7 Encourage the development of speaking strategies. Teachers should help their students develop strategic competence to accomplish oral
communicative purposes because not all students are aware of strategic competence. The strategies are asking for clarification what?, asking
someone to repeat something excuse me?, using fillers uh, I mean, Well, using conversation maintenance cues Huh, Right, Yeah,
getting someone’s attention Hey, So, using mime and nonverbal expressions to convey meaning and so forth.
b. Teaching Speaking for SMP MTS
According to Permendiknas Peraturan Mentri Pendidikan Nasional or Ministry of National Education of Regulation number 23 of 2006, the
curriculum used at schools is KTSP Kurikulum Tingkat Satuan
18 Pendidikan or School-Based Curriculum. This curriculum was developed
by the National Education Standards Board BSNP. The School-Based Curriculum is defined as an operational curriculum
that is composed by and done in each school BSNP, 2006:1. The function is to hold learning activities to achieve the goal of national
education. This national education takes into account school’s characteristics, conditions, and abilities in different regions.
In addition, BSNP 2006:5 lists the principles of the School-Based Curriculum. They are:
1 Focusing on the potential, development, needs, and interest of students, and their environment.
2 Being varied but integrated. 3 Following the development of knowledge, teaching, and arts.
4 Being in relevance with life needs. 5 Being implemented wholly and continuously.
6 Reflecting learning as a never ending process in life, and 7 Being in balance between the national and local needs.
In the school-based curriculum, it is explained that an English lesson for Junior High School in Indonesia is aimed at developing
communicative competence both spoken and written English through development of the related skills i.e. listening, speaking, reading, and
writing. In this case, the graduates of junior high schools are expected to
19 achieve English mastery at information level. It means that learners will
be prepared to be continue to Senior High School BSNP, 2006:27 Learning English in Junior High Schools level is targeted to the
students. They could gain functional level that is to communicate both in spoken and written form to solve daily problems. English subject in
Junior High School is aimed to make the students have abilities as follows:
1 The students are expected to develop communicative competence in spoken and written language to reach functional literacy.
2 Students are expected to generate awareness about the nature and importance of English to improve nation’s competitiveness in global
society. 3 Students are expected to develop understanding about the relationship
between language and culture.
Table 2.1. The Standard of Competence and Basic Competence
of the Eighth Grade Students of SMPMTS Standard of Competence
Basic Competence
Berbicara 3.Mengungkapkan makna
dalam percakapan transaksional dan
interpersonal lisan pendek sederhana untuk
berinteraksi dengan lingkungan sekitar
3.1 Mengungkapkan makna dalam
percakapan transaksional to get things done dan interpersonal
bersosialisasi sederhana dengan menggunakan ragam bahasa lisan
secara akurat, lancar, dan berterima untuk berinteraksi dengan
lingkungan sekitar yang melibatkan tindak tutur: meminta, memberi,
menolak jasa, meminta, memberi, menolak barang,
mengakui, mengingkari fakta, dan meminta dan
memberi pendapat. Continued
