what they had learnt.
g. Asking Students to Memorize Words and Giving Students
Vocabulary and Pronunciation Check
Giving them vocabulary enrichment and pronunciation drilling in every meeting in cycle I was very effective in helping students‘ improve their speaking skills,
especially fluency and pronunciation. The students could use their vocabulary list when they wanted to use English. This could help them deal with their lack of
vocabulary mastery which became one of the problems hampering them to speak autonomously. The pronunciation check also helped them improve their
pronunciation besides the feedback that I always gave.
h. Using Media in teaching and Learning Processes
The use of media in cycle I was successful to stimulate students in learning English. The media could make the lesson more interesting and enjoyable and
make the materials understandable. It could help students understand the use and function of the language in certain contexts and situations in their daily life.
Besides, the media could not only provide gaps for communication but also could be as guidance for students in speaking English.
4. Revised Plan
Based on the reflections of cycle I, there are more plans which need to be revised. They are the classroom management, the language used, and also the way to
motivate students to be more active. The reflection could be summarized in this following table:
No Action Reflection
1. Using
Classroom English
The use of classroom English was successful in creating English exposure. The students were also
encouraged to use English to interact. Most students used English during the learning processes although
they still had difficulties in producing English. The students were able to understand and respond to the
teacher and their friends in English. 2.
Communicating the
Objective of
the Learning
By communicating the objectives of the learning, students understood the direction and aim of the
students. Thus they became more interested in joining the class. They could also set some targets that they
should achieve by the end of the class. This also helped students focus on the lesson more. They admitted that
it helped them deal with their confusion about the functions of the target language.
3. Designing the Lesson
Plan Designing the lesson plan before administering the
learning processes had helped the teacher to conduct the class in a more systematical way. The lesson plan
served as the reminder for the teacher as to deliver the important materials smoothly. It made the class more
effective in terms of the sequence of activities, and
time management. 4.
Conducting Pre- Communicative
Activities The activities could prepare the students to produce the
correct language in the communicative activities. Students became more aware of the language elements.
However, during these activities students still found some difficulties. The discussion helped the students
comprehend their accuracy more. 5.
Conducting Communicative
Activities In this action, students could have ample opportunities
to practice what they had learnt. Through certain contexts, the students could experience English in use.
Although they still could not produce accurate language entirely, students were active and fluent
enough. They also seemed to be interested in the class activities. They were engaged in the class activities.
6. Giving Feedback for
Students Students could get feedback for their performance.
Students became more aware of their accuracy and pronunciation. They admitted that this helped them
improve their awareness. Students were confident enough. Thus this action did not hamper the
communication to take place. 7.
Asking Students
to This action helped students deal with their lack of
Memorize Words and Giving
Vocabularies and
Pronunciation Check
in Every
Meeting vocabulary problem. This helped the students enrich
their vocabulary mastery. Relevant vocabularies were chosen to meet the needs of students. Thus they could
use the vocabularies when speaking. The pronunciation check also helped them to pronounce the words
correctly. 8.
Using Media
in Teaching and Learning
Processes The media used in the learning processes, such as
pictures and cards had improved students‘ interest. They seemed to be more interested and it was
successful to anticipate students from getting bored.
Table 4.3. The Table of Reflection of the First Cycle
Those were the successful and unsuccessful actions in cycle I. There were some improvements on students‘ speaking skills. However, there were still some
problems faced by the students in cycle I, so that the English teacher and I decided to continue the next cycle to improve the students‘ speaking skills. The
improvements in cycle I was proven in the following chart.
Figure 4.1: The Number of Students for every Indicator in Cycle I C. Reports of Cycle II
1. Planning
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