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that the students had not known about why they needed to give compliments and respond to the compliments well.
This stage was continued in the second meeting of the first cycle. The researcher explained about cultural differences between American and Indonesian
in giving and responding to compliments. The researcher told them about her past experiences dealing with Americans. Americans tended to express admiration by
giving compliments and accepting the compliments. For Indonesians, it was common to see people refusing compliments. Based on the observation, the
students paid attention to the story.
c. Learning Community
The researcher asked the students to work in pairs. They should find 5 good things about their partner and try to compliment their partner. The partner
should respond to the compliments given. Then, the researcher asked some students to present it. After that, the researcher asked the students how they felt
after their friends gave compliments to them. Most of them said they were very happy. Then the researcher asked again about why we needed to give
compliments and respond to the compliments well. Most of the students answered it in Indonesian, and then the researcher reminded them to answer it in English.
They answered the questions enthusiastically. Their answers were “to make people happy”, “it could give positive energy”, and “to express sincerity”. After
the students had enough knowledge about the importance of giving and responding to the compliments, the researcher explained how to give and respond
to compliments. Based on the observation, some students who were sitting at the
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back were busy with their own activities. Therefore, the researcher sometimes asked questions to those students in order to get their attention.
d. Modeling
After that, the researcher gave a model of the dialogue giving and responding to compliments. When the researcher asked one of the students to be
her partner in modeling the dialogue, there were no students who raised their hand to become a volunteer. Hence, the researcher chose one student based on the date
of the day and student’s number. Based on the observation, all of the students paid attention to the models.
e. Questioning
Then, the researcher asked the students to study and practice the dialogue with their partner. The researcher moved around to check their pronunciation and
expression. Some students asked how to pronounce some certain words and wrote the correct pronunciation under the words. It could indicate that the students were
serious in learning English. The researcher reviewed what the students had learned by asking and
answering questions. At that time, no one asked question. Therefore, the researcher asked the students about why we needed to give and respond to
compliments. Based on the observation, the students answered the questions actively.
f. Authentic Assessment
