B. Speaking
1. The Understanding of Speaking
Through communication, a man can express their ideas, facts, wishes, and even emotions to make other people understand to his one
purpose or more.
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It is a source of knowledge and a source of enjoyment. As an example when a man wants to share an idea, surely he needs such a
tool of communication. Speaking is the right choice in case of that need. In human interaction there are so many aspects has to be found.
Among them are two significant aspects to be considered in this theme; language and speaking. These are about the integrated aspects to the
specific material. The language that will be discussed is English and the speaking is must be English speaking skill.
What people are supposed to know about speaking specifically in a language? Speaking on Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English,
The Living Dictionary is from a root word ‘speak’, which has a word origin from the old English sprecan or specan, is classified as verb in
transitive and intransitive. ‘Speak’ in say words or in general usage is ‘to use your voice to produce words’. When someone takes part in
communication, he should involve his own voice to say clear words in his speaking. Without voice the words cannot be heard even less be
understood by the receiver. Hence we can look up the different English dictionary, Oxford
Dictionary from AS Hornby, showing that, “speak is to make use of language in ordinary, not a singing, to state the views, wishes, etc, or to act
of spokesman.” In this source we could understand that ‘speak’ in a language, especially English is the use of language in humans’ life, not
only be written or listened to describe the purpose of someone speaking.
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Conrad J. Schmitt, Invitation to Languages, Foreign Language Explanatory Program. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1998, p. 3.
So by the root word of speaking we can understand that ‘speak’ is the use of language involving someone voice to produce words for the
sake of reaching various purposes. After we examine the basic word of speaking, now we ought to study
the term from expert as Mackey stated that “speaking is the most complex of linguistics skill, since it involves thinking of what is to be said while
what has been thought.”
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That means speaking is rather difficult in time of saying the words until the sentences that must be understood well by the
target of the communication. It is because when an individual takes part in a communication with theme or context it is involved, he must use his
thought to process the synergy between ideas and words produced. So as from Nunan who defined speaking as “the ability to carry out a
conversation in the language.”
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It can be said that in speaking, people need special skill to held and take part in dialog among listeners and
speakers then they can chat in one topic of conversation. To most people, mastering the art of speaking is the single most important aspect of
learning a second or foreign language. In short, we may understand that speaking is a complex linguistic
skill that includes thought to use language in saying things, conveying ideas to a conversation and delivering material to achieve special purposes
among listeners and speakers.
2. Speaking as English Language Skill
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