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and role play.
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The teacher can choose one of those activities suitable to the material of speaking.
The teachers should apply the appropriate teaching technique in order to solve the problem of the students in learning speaking skill, so the writer
offers the teacher to use communication games in teaching speaking skill. The teacher can play an English game in class. No doubt, all students like to
play games. In addition, an English game is a good way for students to participate. It can reduce students’ boredom and made students’ interested in
teaching learning activities. It can also make learning process more enjoyable. McCallum said that games automatically stimulate students’ interest; a
properly introduced game can be one of the highest motivating techniques.
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Based on the explanation above the writer is interested in improving students’ speaking ability and in this research she will try to apply
communication games as a strategy in teaching Speaking. In this case, the writer will do an action research entitled:
“Improving Students’ Speaking Ability through Communication Games A Classroom Action Research in the Seventh Grade of Junior High
School of SMP YMJ Yayasan Miftahul Jannah in 20102011 Academic Year”.
B. The Problem of the Study
Problem of this research is stated in the following research question: 1. Can Communication Games improve students’ speaking ability?
2. How does communication Game improve students’ speaking ability?
C. The Objective of the Study
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Jeremy Harmer, The Practice of English Language Teaching; New Edition, New York: Longman, 1991, p. 122.
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George P. McCallum, 101 Word Games. New York: Oxford University, 1980, p.ix.
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1. To know whether the communication games can improve students’ speaking ability
2. To know how communication game improves students’ speaking ability
D. The Significance of the Study
From the research which the writer performs is expected that it can be useful in terms of:
1. The Students a. To assist students in upgrading their ability to communicate in English.
b. To motivate students in order get interesting learning. c. To improve students’ speaking ability, as consequence of their
enjoyable learning. 2. The Teacher
a. To give the alternative solution in teaching speaking skill. 3. The Writer
a. To fulfil one of the requirements of having strata degree from the State Islamic University Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta of English Education
Department.
E. The Scope of the Study
This research is focused on finding out the students’ improvement in learning English especially in speaking skill by using communication game.
F. The Definitions of Key Terms
The purpose of the clarification of key terms is to avoid misunderstanding. The terms to clarify in this study are:
1. Communication Games Communication games is used to make teaching learning process better,
attractive, communicative, cooperative, competitive, and more enjoyable especially in improving students speaking skill. In this activity, there is
something to be communicated to others or to be found out from others.
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2. Speaking skill Speaking is one of the skills in English language that has to be mastered
by students in an English classroom to achieve the language goal of speaking subject. It has to be elaborated for learners in order to can make a
good communication and relationship with others. 3. The Classroom Action Research
This research method of Classroom Action Research is carried out in a classroom to solve the speaking problem and improve the quality of
teaching learning activities in the classroom.
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CHAPTER II THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK
