FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION
b. It could improve the students’
the classroom action research by
grammar in speaking English.
applying Questioning
Technique
achieved better improvement. In other The improvement of grammar in words, the indicators of vocabulary,
speaking was found from the list of fluency, comprehension, accent and
questions provided by lecturer because grammar
achieved much better the sentences for the answer can be improvement compared with the
obtained from the question given. students’ speaking ability before
Then, it was due to reminding the carrying out the research.
students of grammatical points and telling them to manage themselves
Based on the data above, it was before they did presentation. Basically,
found that Questioning Technique could the students know much about grammar
increase the vocabulary most, lead the because they have been studying since
students to comprehend what to say, they were in elementary level, but when
lead to have good grammar, lead to they used spoken English, they were not fluency of pronunciation, and lead to so careful and could not manage
fluency of speaking because the
themselves.
students knew what they want to say and In short, Questioning Technique
c. It could improve the students’
gave useful
contribution
to
vocabulary in speaking English.
improvement of the students’ speaking The students could also increase
ability. much vocabulary and develop a lot of
2. The factors
improved
the
ideas. Trough the activities of
students’ speaking ability through
Questioning Technique really led them
Questioning Technique
to enrich their vocabulary and ideas. It was found that the vocabulary provided
Questioning Technique has made in the list of question in order that the
a lot of changes toward the improvement of students’ speaking students could generate the ideas since
he/she got the vocabulary. As a result, it ability. Referring to the observation
enabled the students to speak much. checklists, field notes and interview
from the first cycle up to second cycle, it can be clarified as in the following:
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Questioning Technique could build up
fluency in speaking English.
the students’ confidence and improve Next, Questioning Technique was
the students’ participation in teaching and learning activities.
very helpful to get more ideas in order to speak more fluently, which helped
The findings above were the students explain ideas easily. The
supported by Morgan and Saxton in students knew what they wanted to do
Brualdi(1998):a) The act of asking or say and they did not spend much time
questions helps teachers keep students to express their ideas
actively involved in lessons; b)While answering questions, students have the
e. It could improve the students’
opportunity to openly express their
ideas and thoughts; c) Questioning students enables other students to hear
English.
Students’ involvement in the different explanations of the material by activities of questioning was big
their peers; d)Asking questions helps because they understood what they
teachers to pace their lessons and wanted to say from the question being
moderate student behavior; and e) given
Questioning students helps teachers to
f. It could improve the students’ evaluate student learning and revise confidence and participation in
their lessons as necessary.
speaking English.
However, the ideas above were Questioning Technique could not
general. In this research, it was found only improve the students’ speaking
that Questioning Technique improved ability in terms of accent, grammar,
all of indicators of speaking ability, vocabulary,
improve students’ participation and comprehension but also the students’
fluency,
and
build up students’ confidence. The confidence and participation because
Students’ accent was improved through they were active to participate in
the activities of questioning because the teaching and learning activities
lecturer pronounced the correct word particularly in all activities of
when the students made wrong Questioning Technique and they did not
pronunciation, The Students’ grammar worry about making mistakes in
was improved through the list of the speaking English when they were asked
questions and the lecturer also reminded to do presentation because they know
the students of grammatical points and what to say or do in the presentation.
telling them to manage themselves before they did presentation, The
B. Discussion
Students’ vocabulary was improved as With reference to the findings of
it was provided in the question because this research, it was found that
they students developed vocabulary Questioning Technique could better
related to the topic being discussed, The improve the second year students’
Students’ fluency was improved speaking ability at the English
because before speaking and they knew Education Department of UIN Suska
what to say from the questions, The Riau in academic year 2008/2009. The
Students’ comprehension was improved improvement was in terms of accent,
from the questions given because they grammar, vocabulary, fluency and
involved in the activity, The Students’ comprehension.
In
addition,
participation was improved through the
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speaking ability in terms of accent, in all activities, and the Students’
grammar, vocabulary, fluency and confidence was improved because they
and students’ had preparation and they knew what to
comprehension,
participation and confidence as well. It say or do in presentation.
can be implied that Questioning Technique is very useful strategy in
CONCLUSION,
IMPLICATION,
teaching speaking.