The English teacher of Sekolah Menengah Pertama Negeri 1 Godean The students of Sekolah Menengah Pertama Negeri 1 Godean Other Researchers

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1. The English teacher of Sekolah Menengah Pertama Negeri 1 Godean

This research hopefully can give contribution for teachers. The researcher hopes this research can help the English teacher in implementing the weekly public speaking as a medium to learn English. The research aims at knowing students‟ perception on the implementation of the weekly public speaking. The perception can be negative or positive. If the results of the research show that the students have positive perception toward the weekly public speaking, the teachers can collaborate the materials with the curriculum applied in the school. The teacher can takes the topic in the curriculum based on the students‟ level and chose the topic as the topic of the students‟ speech. If the result shows negative perception, the teacher can understand the weaknesses in the weekly public speaking and improve the implementation of weekly public speaking activity. The result of this research also helps the teachers to guide their students in performing the weekly public speaking.

2. The students of Sekolah Menengah Pertama Negeri 1 Godean

The research will be useful for the students of Sekolah Menengah Pertama Negeri 1 Godean . By knowing about how to make a good public speaker, hopefully the students can be aware of the important elements in conducting the weekly public speaking and make themselves well prepared before they give speech in the weekly public speaking. The students can share their feelings and ideas and treat their weaknesses such as nervousness, shy, and afraid. Therefore, they are accustomed to speak in public. 6

3. Other Researchers

This research provides information to conduct further research related to the topic discussed in this research. Hopefully, the research can inspire other researchers to expand educative innovations and also enhance the global knowledge and references. Then, it can be used as an academic source in how to conduct an effective public speaking.

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