Matter THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ASIAN PARLIAMENTARY DEBATE TECHNIQUE IN TEACHING SPEAKING AT THE SECOND GRADE STUDENTS OF SMA NEGERI 5 BANDAR LAMPUNG
the procedures and method used. According to Brown 1994, a method is the practical realization of an approach. The originators of a method have
arrived at decisions about types of activities, roles of teacher and learners, the kinds of material which will be helpful, and some model of syllabus
organization. Method includes various procedures and techniques. When method has fixed procedures, informed by clearly articulated approach, they
are easy to describe. The more all embracing they become, however, the more difficult it is to categorize them as real methods in their own right.
Different researchers have suggested different sets of procedures in the classroom that can support the goal of communicative teaching. The
following principles are tips worth considering in communicative teaching suggested by Larsen
– Freeman 1986: 1. Whenever possible language as it is used in real context should be
introduced. 2. The target of language is vehicle for classroom communication, not just
the object of study. 3. Students should work with language.
4. Games are important because they have in common with real communicative events.
5. Student should be given an opportunity to express their ideas and opinions.
6. One of the teacher’s major responsibilities is to establish situations
likely to promote communication.
7. The social context of the communicative event is essential in giving meaning to utterances.
8. Learning to use language forms appropriately is an important part of communicative competence.
9. The teacher acts as an advisor during communicative activities. 10. Student should be given opportunities to develop strategies for
interpreting language as it is actually used by native speakers.
Developing a method of teaching in speaking ability needs an activity to support the method running active in learning process. The interesting
activity that was implemented by the researcher in this script was the Asian Parliamentary debate.
Therefore, based on theories above, the researcher made the procedures of teaching speaking through Asian Parliamentary debate as follows: