122 Based on the reflection in this section, there were several things to deal with:
the lack of students’ speaking practice, the lack of pronunciation drilling, and the need of more input of reading exercises to enhance the
students’ vocabulary.
h. Giving the Students Homework
Giving the students homework improved the students’ productivity in
learning English. Furthermore, it stimulated them to explore the uniqueness of English. The students admitted that their knowledge improved by doing the
homework. The following script is the evidence.
R : ‗Menurutmu e, dari kegiatan yang Miss Mei adain, terus pr-prnya itu menambah
pengetahuan kamu tentang bahasa Inggris ?’
In your opinion, from the activities I conducted, and then the homework I gave, didn’t they enrich your knowledge of English?
S4 : ‗Ya benar,’
Yes, for sure.
R : ‗Menambah?’
Did it enrich your knowledege?
S4 : ‗He.e.. ’
‗Yes it did.
Appendix B: Interview 7 Cycle 1 Meeting 2
B3h1
From the homework submission, the students’ interaction with English could be monitored. They only had 80 minutes at school to learn English and giving
homework was one of the alternatives to provide students opportunities to learn English outside the classroom. Moreover, it could solve the problem of the lack of
vocabulary input in the classroom. The following is the student’s opinion toward the role of the homework given to them.
R : ‗Arv bagaimana menurutmu kegiatan kita 3 meeting kemarin?’
‗Arv, how is your opinion about our activities in the last three meetings? S5
: ‗Hmm menurutku sih Miss, seru pelajarannya, ngerjain Longman itu nambah verb aku juga miss, ya lumayan ada peningkatan lah miss.
’
‗Hmm in my opinion, they were exciting. Besides, doing Longman assignment enriched my vocabulary, Miss. I think there is significant improvement in my
English Miss. ’
R : ‗Kamu paling suka kegiatan yang apa, dear?’
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‗Which one you like the most, dear? S5
:‘Mayoritas suka semua Miss..’ ‗Overall I like them all.
Appendix B: Interview 9 Cycle 1 Meeting 3
B3h2
The homework should be maintained to keep the students interact to each other with English outside the classroom. The homework should be well designed
to guide and stimulate them to explore English further and to help them develop their autonomy and awareness in learning language.
i. Conducting Communicative Activities
