the students‟ learning style. Therefore, this experience can be applied in their learning in their class, especially in speaking activity.
3 For the researcher This study can develop the
researcher‟s knowledge and experiences about teaching speaking skills using the combination of Quartet and Dart games.
4 For future researchers This study can give an inspiration for future researchers to conduct further
the next experiments which are useful for students to learn English.
1.8 Definition of Key Terms
1.8.1 Quartet Game
Quartet is a card game. There are totally 32 cards 8 themes and one theme is presented with four cards. Quartet game is played by two until four players. If
this game is played by two players, so each player gets ten cards and twelve remaining cards in the stack. But if it is played by four players, so each player gets
five and there are twelve remaining cards in the stack. The goal of this game is to collect a set of Quartet cards as many Quartet cards as possible. Each card
indicates to what set it belongs. Hertog, Kil, and Haverkate 2013: 2 state: In designing the cards, colorful pictures are chosen to spark the
children‟s interest. For every card, a brief description is provided on what is shown on the picture. While waiting for their turn, it is the
idea that the children will read these explanations. The class discussions at the end of the game can further stimulate the chi
ldren‟s thinking.
By using colorful pictures make students are interested. There is a brief description on each Quartet card
. For example, there is a cat‟s picture, so there is brief description about the cat, such as the character of cat. Actually colorful
pictures create students are able to hint the meaning of brief description provided. While waiting for their turn, the children can read the description. The example of
spoken sentences of these descriptions can be more useful. Each Quartet card, there is spoken vocabularies, grammar and the structure of the text. Consequently,
they will practice speaking activity without memorization, because speaking skills is habitual activity. By playing Quartet more than one, they automatically
memorize well, especially the structure text provided. The class discussions at the end of the game can further stimulate the chi
ldren‟s thinking.
1.8.2 Dart Game
Dart is a board game. Dart game can be played by many players. They can play Dart board and wait a pin will stop. After the pin stopped, the task of player is
doing based on the picture provided. Lunzer 1984: 1 defines: Dart is an activity that is designed to challenge pupils to engage with
text. They ask them to read closely and to interpret the information carefully. They can often go beyond the comprehension question,
which can sometimes only ask pupils to move information, rather than to understand it.
Dart is an activity that is designed to challenge pupils to engage with text. Therefore, Dart game makes students ready when they are going to express their
ideas based on the instruction of Dart board. For example, the picture of the dart board
is “Bon Rabbit”, so the task of the students is to describe “Bon Rabbit”. The
students are supposed to speak and to interpret the information carefully based on the Dart game.
1.9 Outline of the Report
