Objectives of the Study Significance of the Study Outline of the Study

1.3 Statements of the Problem

The problems of the research are; 1 What are the students‘ problems in speaking class particularly in retelling a story? 2 How a flash animation is applied to teach speaking in retelling a story? 3 To what extent a flash animation can improve students‘ learning behavior in speaking class particularly in retelling a story?

1.4 Objectives of the Study

The objectives of the research are: 1 To describe the students‘ problems in speaking class particularly in retelling a story. 2 To describe how a flash animation can be applied in teaching speaking in retelling a story. 3 To describe the extent of students‘ learning behaviour in speaking class particularly in retelling a story that can be improved through the use of a flash animation

1.5 Significance of the Study

Based on the objectives of the study, I hope that the result of this study will be useful for both students and teachers. 1 For students Students at schools will be more interested and more active in learning because they are given a chance to express their minds, emotions, feelings, and attitudes. 2 For teachers Teachers can be more creative in teaching English to their students and they are expected to use alternative media to teach speaking particularly in retelling a story.

1.6 Outline of the Study

This study consists of five chapters. Chapter one presents the introduction which consists of background of the study, reasons for choosing the topic, statements of the problem, objectives of the study, significance of the study, and outline of the final project. Chapter two presents the review of the related literature which consists of review of previous study related in this study and review of theoretical studies which consist of learning English as a foreign language, general concept of speaking, basic types of speaking, teaching speaking, technique for teaching speaking, definition of story retelling, technique for retelling a story, general concept of animation, a flash animation, advantages of using a flash animation as the media in teaching speaking, the flash animation used in the study, action research, and framework of analysis. Chapter three deals with the research methodology which consists of research design, subject of the study, implementation of action research, research instrument, method of data collection, and method of data analysis. Chapter four presents the findings and its interpretations. Finally this final project ends with chapter five that presents the conclusions and suggestions. 7

CHAPTER II REVIEW OF THE RELATED LITERATURE