- How can classroom interaction in English teaching-learning process at the 8
th
grade students of SMPN 3 Wates be improved through communicative tasks?
E. Objectives of the Research
Based on the formulation of the problem, the objectives of the research were to observe and to describe the process and the result of the action.
Meanwhile, the objective of the action was to describe the efforts to improve classroom
interaction in
English teaching-learning
process through
communicative tasks to the 8
th
grade students of SMPN 3 Wates in the academic year of 2012 2013.
F. The significance of the Research
The research finding hopefully would be able to: 1. help the English teacher of the 8
th
grade students of SMPN 3 Wates to create better interaction in the English teaching learning process.
2. be a model for the other English teachers in creating better interaction in the English teaching-learning process.
3. be an input for the other researchers interested in the similar field.
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CHAPTER II LITERATURE REVIEW AND CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK
In this chapter the researcher reviews the literature related to the area of the study. It consists of five main parts. First, the nature of speaking and oral
communication will be briefly overviewed. The second part is talking about the characteristics of teenagers. The third part is discussing interaction and its
components in teaching-learning process of English as a foreign language. The fourth is discussing communicative approach. The fifth is about relevant study
and the last is about the conceptual framework.
A. Literature Review
1. The Nature of Speaking and Oral Communication
Teaching English as a foreign language TEFL requires learners‟ exposure to what is called the foreign language skills: reading, speaking, writing
and listening. The first and the last aim of acquiring such language skills is to achieve a high development of abilities of receiving and producing the second
language either in oral or written form, i.e. achieving a good mastery in the productive and receptive skills. As far as speaking is concerned, it is regarded as
the major skill to be developed because it is necessary for displaying the language proficiency. Learners are going to be put in a situation where communication in
English is needed, that is why the emphasis is mainly on speaking. Communication is a dynamic interactive process that involves the effective
transmission of information, ideas, thoughts and feelings. Communication is not
