The fourth problem is related to the teaching and learning media. The teaching and learning activities lacked the use of media, whereas the learning
media was important to support the teaching and learning process of speaking. The fifth problem is related to the teaching activities. The teaching
activities in teaching and learning process of speaking lacked of variation. The activities mostly focused on book. After getting the explanation, the students were
asked to read dialogue in sequence or complete the exercise.
C. Delimitation of the Problem
From the background of the problem and the identification of the problem, it was impossible to overcome all of the problems above. Besides, because of the
limited time, finance, and ability, this research only focused on what learning activities which are able to improve the students’ speaking skills.
D. Formulation of the Problem
From the limitation of the problem above, the problems can be formulated as follows:
“How could group work be implemented to improve the students’ speaking skills at VIII D Class of SMP N 2 Jetis?
” E.
Objective of the Research
This research is aimed to improve the students ’ English speaking skills by
implementing group work for teaching speaking at VIII D Class of SMP N 2 Jetis in the academic year of 20132014.
F. Significance of the Research
By conducting this research, the researcher wants to obtain new knowledge related to the teaching of speaking by using group work. Generally, the
significance of the study can be divided into two parts.
1. Scientific Significance
The findings of this research hopefully can be used to improve the students English speaking skills in junior high schools.
2. Practical Significance
a. For English teacher
The result of teaching speaking using group work can be reference for English teacher in order to make variation in teaching speaking.
b. For the students
The result of learning using group work can be useful for the students in improving their speaking skills.
c. For the school
The result of this research is beneficial to the school to solve the problems found in the teaching and learning process of speaking in the class.
d. For other researchers
The result of teaching speaking using group work can be reference for other researchers in order to improve the
students’ English speaking skills
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CHAPTER II THEORETICAL REVIEW
This chapter presents the theories related to this research. The discussion in this chapter is divided into two parts: theoretical description and conceptual
framework. In theoretical description, the researcher discusses the theories that are relevant to this research. In conceptual framework, the researcher draws the links
between the theories and the study of the research.
A. Theoretical Description
1. The Nature of Speaking
a. The Definition of Speaking
Speaking as one of the language productive skills is commonly defined as the ability of using a language orally. Speaking skill is usually considered by
language learners to be the most important goal in learning a language. In fact of all languages, speaking skill plays crucial role in learning and understanding the
language. There are some definitions about speaking proposed by some experts.
Brown 2001: 267 cites that when someone can speak a language it means that he can carry on a conversation reasonably competently. In addition, he states that the
benchmark of successful acquisition of language is almost always the demonstration of an ability to accomplish pragmatic goal through an interactive
discourse with other language speaker.
