42 insecure to speak that language. The problems might be because the lack of
vocabulary, pronunciation, and confidence. She said that the students needed to be pushed harder to build their confidence. “It will be a hard challenge to me to ask
my students to speak English” she said. 3. The teacher said that she used lecturing and group discussion in teaching
learning activities. However, those activities did not improve their speaking much, since the students still speak with their first language in the group discussion.
Moreover, students were passive when the teacher taught them.
4. The teacher stated that she had heard once about the theory of multiple intelligences, but she did not really understand the application of multiple
intelligence theory in teaching learning process, or more specifically in teaching speaking to the students.
From the interview with the English teacher of SMA BOPKRI I Yogyakarta, it can be concluded that it is necessary for researchers to design English materials
that will help students speak English better. In this case, designing speaking materials based on the multiple intelligences theory for the tenth grade students of
Senior High School.
b. The Results of the Questionnaires for the Tenth Grade Students of SMA
BOPKRI I Yogyakarta
The distribution of the questionnaires for the tenth grade students of SMA BOPKRI I Yogyakarta was intended to know their needs. The questionnaires
were distributed to 41 students of two classes: X1 and X2. The data are gathered as follows:
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Table 4.1. The Results of the Questionnaire for the Students
No. Questions
Options Number and
Percentage
a. Yes 41
100 1.
Does English need to be learnt?
b. No -
- a. Yes
33 80.48
2. Are you interested in
speaking skill? b. No
8 19.51
a. Yes 11
26.82 3.
Do you think it is easy to speak in English?
b. No 30
73.17 a. Vocabulary
4 9.75
b. Pronunciation 12
29.26 c. Grammar
27 65.85
d. Idea 7
17.07 e. Motivation
21 51.21
4. What are your
difficulties of learning English especially
speaking?
f. Others: ……………. 2
4.87 a. To get a better future
37 90.24
b. To raise the ability 24
58.53 c. To communicate
with foreigners 14
34.14 d. To have pleasure
3 7.31
5. In your opinion, what
is the usage of studying English especially
speaking?
e. Others: ……………. 1
2.43 a. Explanation
35 85.36
b. Group discussion 24
58.53 c. Role Play
16 39.02
d. Question and answer 19
46.34 e. Singing
- -
f. Learning outside the class
- -
6. What is the technique
that has been used by your teacher in
teaching speaking?
g. Games 8
19.51 a. Pictures
15 36.54
b. Cards -
- c. OHP
25 60.97
d. Tape 3
7.31 e. TV Video
- -
7. What is the media that
has been used by the teacher in teaching
English especially in speaking?
f. Board 38
92.68 a. Yes
9 21.95
8. Are you satisfied with
the techniques and media that have been
used by the teacher to improve your speaking
skill? Why? b. No
32 78.04
44 From the data gathered, it can be concluded that 100 percent of the
students agreed that English was a very important subject to be learnt. There were 33 80.48 students who interested in the speaking skill. The 8 19.51
students had different idea; they were not interested on the skill. Although most of them were interested on the skill, they still assumed that it was not easy to speak
in English. 11 26.82 students said it was easy to speak in English. Meanwhile, the rest 30 73.17 stated that speaking English was not easy. Most of the
students agreed that speaking was not easy, because they had to face some problems when speaking English. The issue was 27 65.85 of the students
thought that English was difficult because of the lack of grammar. Another difficulty was motivation; 21 51.21 students stated that they had lack
motivation in speaking. There were 12 29.26 students who said that they had a problem on pronouncing the words. 7 17.07 students said that they did not
have any idea to say when they were asked to speak in English. They did not know where to start whenever they were asked speaking English. The rest 4 9.75
believed that they did not have enough vocabulary and 2 4.87 students said that they did not have partners to speak with.
Despite the problems, the students still considered that being able to speak English would bring them to the better future; 37 90.24 students said so. 24
58.53 stated that the reason they learned it in order to raise their ability. 14 34.14 students said they want to master English, especially speaking, was to
communicate with foreigners. 3 7.31 of them stated that they learned English
45 was for pleasure. And 1 2.43 student stated that the usage was to go abroad
one day. Next, the table also revealed the technique used in learning speaking. 35
85.36 students stated that the technique that had been used by teacher in teaching speaking was explanation. 24 58.53 students agreed that the
technique was group discussion. Question and answer was also used as the technique; 19 46.34 students said so. Furthermore, 16 39.02 students
agreed that role-play was also used as the technique and games were agreed by 8 19.51 students. Nevertheless, no one chose singing and learning outside as the
techniques that were used by the teacher in teaching speaking. There were some media used by the teacher in teaching speaking according
the students. The white board had become the main media used by the teacher, the result was shown from the polling; 38 92.68 students chose it. Next, 25 60.97
students agreed that OHP was used to teach in the class. Pictures were also used by the teacher; 15 36.54 students said so. 3 7.31 of them stated that
tape was used as the media. However, no one chose cards and TV Video as the media that were used by the teacher in teaching English, especially speaking. The
techniques and the media that had been used however did not improve much their speaking skill. 32 78.04 students agreed that the techniques had not help them
much to improve the skill, because the techniques used did not give them more chance to speak and the techniques were boring. The rest 9 21.95 said that the
techniques and media helped them to improve their speaking ability, because they could learn easily by listening the teacher’s “preach”.
46 It can be concluded that the students thought that English was important for
them in order to get better futures, yet they assumed that speaking the language was not easy because of the lack of grammar and motivation. Dealing with those
problems, the teacher tried to use some techniques and media, however it did not improve much their speaking ability because it did not give the students more
chance to speak and the techniques used were boring. Thus, it is necessary for researchers to design English materials with variety of techniques and media that
will help students speak English better. In this case, designing speaking materials based on the multiple intelligences theory for the tenth grade students of Senior
High School.
2. Listing Standard Competences, Basic Competences, and Determining Topics
