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English speaking countries, where English is used and spoken by the people as their first language or mother tongue. b Countries where English is used as
the second language, it means the people who live in these countries have their own mother tongue but they also speak English in their society. Malaysia,
India, and Brunei are countries where English is used as the second language. c Countries where English is taught as a foreign language, it means the
people who live in these countries do not speak English in their society. Indonesia is one of these countries.
Indonesian people only learn English in classroom setting and do not speak the language in their society widely. But since English is considered as
the global language, Indonesian people feel they need to learn the language. So, Indonesia has a large number of English learners. People of Indonesia start
to learn English in their childhood; it is because the Indonesian government puts English as one of the subjects in elementary school’s curriculum.
2.5 The Role of Speaking Class for English Department
Students
Indonesia, as one of many countries where English is taught as a foreign language, has a large number of English learners. They learn English
in schools, universities, and in many English courses. The goal of learning English is to be able to acquire the listening, speaking, reading, and writing
skills at the highest level. At the highest level here means at the same level as the native speakers. So English learners are supposed not only to be able to do
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the grammar exercises or any passage exercises, but they also are supposed to speak English well.
It becomes a big problem since English learners in Indonesia learn English in classroom setting; they do not speak the language in their society. It
makes English learners of Indonesia lack facilities to practice English and makes learners not easy to study and master the language. To face the
problem, speaking class may function as the best solution until now. Speaking class is the occasion where English students are supposed to perform their
ability and knowledge in using English. English students must take advantage of speaking class. They must show their feelings, ideas, and they can also
convey their messages with the interlocutors in speaking class. Speaking class is the best occasion for them to practice their English, because when the
speaking class is finished and they come out of the classroom they will speak in their native language or in the local language.
CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
This study is intended to investigate the communication strategies of English Department students of UNNES in making conversation in speaking
class. In this study the writer did a qualitative research. The writer presented the data of the research in the form of qualitative description. Although the
writer used simple numerical statistics, but the writer gave most attention to the way students interact verbally and how they use communication strategies
in making conversation in speaking class.
3.1 Assumption
