B. Subject of the Research
The subjects of the research were the students of VII D class of SMP N 1 Kebonagung. I chose this class as the subjects of the study after having discussion
with the English teacher. It was conducted collaboratively by all research team members. This study involved me, the English teacher, and the students of VII D
class of SMP N 1 Kebonagung Pacitan.
C. Setting of the Research
This action research was conducted at SMP N 1 Kebonagung Pacitan East Java in the academic year 20142015 during 1 month, on October. It was
conducted in VII D class of SMP N 1 Kebonagung in the academic year of 20142015.
The teaching and learning activities in SMP N 1 Kebonagung were generally grouped into intra-curricular and extra-curricular. Intra curricular
activities are the realization of school curriculum program that starts from 07.00 a.m. to 12.45 p.m. Extra-curricular activities are teaching learning activities
outside the c urriculum to increase students’ skill, such as Pramuka.
In the classroom there were white board and an attendance board. Behind the class room, the organization chart of the class and the schedules for cleaning
the class hang on the wall. In the middle up of the class, there was a fan, 12 tables and 24 chairs.
D. Time of the Research
The study was conducted in the first semester of the academic year of 20142015. Then, the action was conducted on October 2014. I carried out the
actions based on the school schedule, especially the English schedule of VII D class of SMP N 1 Kebonagung.
E. Data Collection Technique and Instruments of the Research
The data were qualitative in nature. To collect data, doing observation during the teaching and learning process, interviewing the students, giving
questionnaire, conducting speaking performance and holding discussion with the students and the English teacher were used. After I collected the data, the data
were transformed in the form of field notes, and interview transcripts. A digital camera, observation guide, interview guide, and questionnaire were the
instruments for collecting data. The observation guide was used to describe what happened in the
classroom. It was used in the reconnaissance and action steps. In the reconnaissance step, the observation guide was used to find out the problems
faced by the teacher in the speaking class. In the action step, the observation guide was used to see the implementation of the actions and the result of the research.
Question naire was used to get data related to the English teacher’s and
students’ feelings about the implementation of the actions. The questionnaire was used to find the students’ perception toward the English lesson, the difficulties in
learning English, the techniques, the materials, the teaching media and the activities. In the reflection steps, the questionnaire was used to see the students’
and teacher’s responses to the actions, for example, the students’ opinion about the actions, the improvement of the stu
dents’ learning process and the difficulties during the activities of the actions, teacher’s opinion about the actions, the
condition of the teaching and learning process, and the students’ involvement during the teaching and learning process.
Interview gu ide was used to complete the data that hadn’t covered yet by
using questionnaire. This instrument was used especially to interview the teacher’s perception toward students’ speaking ability, the students’ involvement
during the lesson, the techniques, the materials, the teaching media and the activities. It was also used to interview some samples of students along teaching
and learning process of speaking in the class.
F. Data Analysis Technique
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