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In teaching speaking, teachers should be able to select a teaching method based on its appropriateness and effectiveness to the learning process where the
students are expected to speak. The researcher found that the teaching method used at class VII B of SMPN 2 Patuk is still a conventional method such as using
only a text book during the learning process without considering any additional materials from other sources. Besides, there are no other various classroom
speaking activities to make an attractive and effective speaking teaching and learning process. As a result, the teaching and learning process seemed less
interesting and could not encourage the students to learn speaking effectively.
2. Facilities and Media
Facilities and media belong to the important components on the teaching and learning process. The right use of facilities and media will assist the speaking
activity to run effectively and efficiently. Based on the observation, SMP N 2 Patuk did not have any language laboratory. There were three moving speakers
and the LCD was newly set in each classroom. The English teacher still got difficulties in applying those facilities especially the LCD in the teaching and
learning process and she also rarely used the speakers. The English teacher also used whiteboard and board marker as the main media instead of using audio visual
media such as providing videos to support the students’ speaking learning process. Consequently, the students lost focus and attention easily to join the lesson and
could not improve their speaking ability.
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3. Learning Sources
Learning sources are good for assisting the students’ learning process. They
can provide materials that will be learned by the students. They also provide some exercises to help the students understand the materials. Besides, they should
stimulate students to be involved in an interaction with the teacher. Actually, there are many kinds of learning sources instead of text books which can be used to
make an attractive and communicative learning process. However, the students only used a text book as the learning source in this school. The materials in this
book were not enough to improve the students’ speaking skills. Therefore, the teacher must provide various learning sources and interesting activities to attract
students’ interest in learning speaking in order they have a better chance to improve their speaking skills.
In reference to the problems above, there are some factors connecting to the problems of teaching and learning speaking at class VII B of SMPN 2 Patuk.
Those come from the teaching methods, the students, facilities and media, and the learning sources. The problems are assumed to give a big influence on the
students’ English speaking learning process.
C. Limitation of the Problem
With regard to the identification of the problem above, it is impossible for the researcher to solve all the problems in this study. Based on the facts that the
researcher got during the observation, SMPN 2 Patuk has available facilities or electronic media to support the teaching and learning process, but the English
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teacher could not optimize those facilities. The English teacher found difficulties in applying the facilities. It made her reluctant to use them. The students also were
not provided by other learning sources instead of a text book. Therefore, the researcher focused on using media, namely, videos to support the students to
improve their quality of speaking skills.
D. Formulation of the Problem
In reference to the background of the study, identification of the problems, and limitation of the problem above, the research prob
lem is formulated as “How can videos be applied to improve the
students’ speaking skills at class VII B of SMPN 2 Patuk in th
e academic year of 20142015?”
E. The Objective of the Study
In line with the formulation of the problem, this research is aimed to improve the students’ speaking skills at class VII B of SMPN 2 Patuk in the
academic year of 20142015 through the use of videos.
F. The Significance of the Study
1. Theoretical Significance
Theoretically, this study provides beneficial and referential contributions in developing knowledge in the use of videos on teaching speaking. The
knowledge is expected to contribute a progress of theories in improving the students’ speaking skills.
