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learning English. To speak English well needs some supportive elements like comfortable atmosphere and less of pressure with joining group work. For that,
the teachers have important role to create good perception that learning English is fun. It can be achieved with applying some communicative techniques or methods
in classroom. Secondly, the teacher does not give more opportunities on the learning
process to communicate and express the idea without feeling hesitant with peer group in classroom. The students actually need more speaking practices in
classroom. In the speaking process, students need time to process the utterance, expression, even comment from the other speaker to grasp an idea or meaning.
After that, how to respond and how to answer the utterance spend more time too. Therefore, the students need more chances to speak English in developing their
speaking skills.
C. Delimitation of the Problem
It is impossible for the researcher to overcome all of the problems in the speaking teaching and learning process. The study will focus on improving the
first grade students’ speaking skills by providing them with more opportunities to practice speaking. Based on the interview and discussions with the English
teacher, the jigsaw technique would be implemented to overcome the problems related to the speaking learning process.
The study was conducted in the first semester of the academic year of 20132014. The target was tenth grade of Busana Butik at SMK N 1 Depok.
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D. Formulation of the Problem
In accordance with the discussion above, the problem is formulated as follows, “How can the jigsaw technique be applied to improve the tenth grade
students’ speaking skills at SMK N 1 Depok, Sleman, Yogyakarta?”
E. Objectives of the Study
In line with problems are formulated above, the objective of the study is to improve the students’ English speaking skills at the tenth grade of SMK N 1
Depok, Sleman, Yogyakarta through the use of the jigsaw technique.
F. Significances of the Study
In this study, the researcher expects that the research paper has
significances both practical and scientific significances:
1. Scientific Significance
The result of this study can be one of meaningful and useful studies which can be a reference to conduct research studies in the English teaching-
learning process. 2.
Practical Significance a.
For Yogyakarta State University, as an institution concerned with the production of well-qualified teachers and education development, this study
gives information and data related to the use of the jigsaw technique focused on speaking class at SMK N 1 Depok.
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b. For the English teacher of SMK N 1 Depok, the result of study can be used as
guidance in using the jigsaw technique to improve students’ speaking skills and motivate them to be active in the teaching learning process.
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CHAPTER II LITERATURE REVIEW AND
