Muslich states that 2007: 11 KTSP is developed by considering the following principals, they are:
a. It centers on the learners’ potential, development, needs and importance. b. Various and integrated.
c. Aware to the development of science, technology and art. d. Relevant to the needs of life.
e. Thorough and continuous. f. Learn through life.
g. Balance between national interest and regional interest. According to Muslich 2007: 48-51 there are five principals of learning
and teaching in KTSP, they are: a. Students centered activities.
b. Learning by doing. c. Developing intellectual, emotional, spiritual and social intelligent.
d. Learning as long as life. e. Learn to be independent and learn to cooperate.
4. The Basic Language Skills which are Developed a. Speaking
According to Richard et.al 1985: 49, as cited in Nunan 1999: 226, “speaking is a skill that requires some knowledge.” Those knowledge are; 1
knowledge of the grammar and vocabulary of the language, 2 knowledge of rules of speaking, 3 knowing how to use and respond to different types of
speech acts, such as request, apologies, thanks, and invitations, and 4 knowing how to use language appropriately.
According to Tay, Mary W. as quoted by Canale and Swain 1980: 31, “oral skills are the ability to understand English spoken in class and everyday
situations.” The students are likely to experience, the ability to speak so that one is easily understood by people: the ability to understood, to understand and to use
more common speech conversations of English. By using the Yahoo Messenger the students can communicate directly to
the native speakers from all over the world. The theory of speaking suggested by Richard et.al underlines the knowledge that the students must possess in order to
make the communication run well, including the communication in the Yahoo Messenger.
b. Writing
“Besides speaking, writing is seen as the medium of conveying message,” Hughey, 1983: 33. He sees writing as a means to learn about the writers
themselves and the world around them, as well as important means to express themselves. “As a medium of delivering message, writing has some functions,”
Hughey, 1983: 33-38. The first function of writing is as a means of communication through which people can express their feelings, ideas, plans,
recommendations, values, and commitments. The second function is an aid for critical thinking and problem solving. Writing is seen as a means to sift and refine
the perception of surroundings. People can define themselves and their problems. Clarify knowledge and ideas, understand and solve their problems. The third role
of writing is self actualization. Writing helps people to discover and develop themselves, that is, help them to realize their individual potential and to achieve
personal goals. The last function of is that writing helps people control the personal environment. Writing is a tool for survival in the real world. Through
writing people not only can convey message but they can also communicate from distance.
According to Harmer 1998: 79, “there four reasons for teaching writing to students, they are: reinforcement, language development, learning style and,
most importantly, writing as a skill in its own right.” However the most appealing reason of teaching writing in regard of this
research is writing as a skill. According to Harmer 1998: 79, “it is by far the most important reason for teaching writing, of course, is that it is a basic language
skill, just as important as speaking, listening and reading.” Students need to know how to write letters, how to put written reports together, how to reply to
advertisements – and increasingly, how to write using electronic media. The students need to know some of writing’s special conventions punctuation,
paragraph construction, etc just as they need to know how to pronounce spoken English appropriately.
5. Netspeak
According to Crystal 2001: 17, “it is a term that succinct and functional enough to describe the conversation which takes place in the internet, since
speaking here involves writing as well as talking.” In this study, the term
“Netspeak” emerges since the students uses program such as Yahoo Messenger to communicate with foreigner from all over the world. In doing the communication
the students will write what they want to express. In a simple way the students write what they want to convey when using Yahoo Messenger or other chat
program.
B. Theoretical Framework
The habit of using Yahoo Messenger is mostly related with leisure activity. The thing that people do not usually know is that it is a part of Computer-
Assisted Language Learning. According to Levy 1997: 1, “Computer-Assisted Language Learning may be defined as the search for and study of applications of
the computer in language teaching and learning.” According to Jaroslaw Krajka 2007: 1, “computer assisted language learning is a language learning in which
the internet and computers are used in some way in the learning process.” It has authenticity since the learning process is in the English community, recency it
always up to date, variety and choice many sources and knowledge are available.
According to Garner and Gillingham 1996: 1, “Internet conversations can be intensely social activities.” This sometimes will be the case, for example, if
a chatting correspondence evolves that the people’s writing to each other becomes close friends. Probably most chatting conversations, however, are casual. But
even casual conversations are occasions for which the ESLEFL students must try to make himself or herself understood to another actual person other than teacher
