Conceptual Framework

C. Conceptual Framework

Teaching is the process of giving instruction to do something to someone. Teaching is one of ways to transfer the knowledge and information. In teaching a subject matter, teacher is req uired to be more creative and have various kinds of media to enhance students‟ speaking mastery. The media purposed for improving speaking skill. The media can be used to help teaching learning process to help student understand. The media will not just make student understand but can them to practice the theory.

Speaking is active skill and it is also an active process. Speaking is a productive skill that can be directly and empirically observed , involving two people who are engaged in talking to each other, using language to express meaning so that other people can make sense of

them. 46 Speaking is very important but it is not easy to teach students to be able to speak English. In this case, the teacher is asked to choose appropriate media that can be used to help teaching

learning process to help students understand the material well. One the media that can be used is game.

The application of an appropriate teaching media such as using games is very essential in determining the success of the teaching and learning process. In speaking, the appropriate games

45 Nunan. (2001). Language Teaching Methodology.London: Longman.p.251 46 L. Cameron. (2001),op.cit.p.40 45 Nunan. (2001). Language Teaching Methodology.London: Longman.p.251 46 L. Cameron. (2001),op.cit.p.40

Game is mean an activity which is entertaining and engaging, often challenging, and an activity in which the learners play and usually interact with others. 47 Games is one of

creative media can improving speaking skill. Games are useful to stimulate students in the English teaching and learning process. Students are more relaxed in learning English language because they feel fun and confident. It gives students an optimum opportunity in using English and they seem less embarrassed. Since it provides stimuli, games make English useful and

meaningful for the students. 48 Guessing game is one of creative game to improving speaking skill. Guessing games is a

game in which a person or participant knows something and competes individually or in a team to identify or to find out it. This game can be varied by the teacher themselves. Guessing games are designed to be implemented in the English teaching and learning in speaking lesson. The

concept of guessing games which give priority to students‟ involvement and cooperation during the learning process, gives benefits for the students to improve their speaking motivation,

confidence, independence, and social skills. Besides, guessing games also help the teacher to create an enjoyable learning atmosphere which can maximize the effectiveness of teaching and learning process in speaking.

Based on the theoretical and conceptual framework, it is hoped that students‟ speaking skill is higher by using guessing game who am I.

47 Andrew Wright, David Betteridge and Michael Buckby, (2006).Games for Language Learning ,op.cit.p.1

48 G Lewis. (1999).Games for Children.New York. Oxford: University Press.,op.cit.p.28.