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teacher should have the internal skill in reinforcing his or her students in every activity.
The third roles are to be a researcher. To be a researcher means to be actively search the needs of his or her students in teaching and learning process.
Teacher needs to be an active person in preparing the communicative materials for the students. Moreover, the teacher is also a learner. It means that the teacher also
learns how to be a good facilitator for his or her students.
6. The Role of Student in Information Gathering Technique in CLT
Based on Breen and Cadlin 1982 as cited in Richards and Rodgers 1986, CLT class, the learners are the member of communication. It means that
the learners are the targets of the communications. The learners need to participate actively in the class to encourage their communicative performances better. The
learners have to gather much information and do the procedures in the teaching and learning enthusiastically. They must contribute their ideas and plans in the
class activities. Therefore, the learners can acquire the process of communication better.
7. The Role of Instructional Materials
According to Richards and Rodgers 1986, there are three kinds of materials currently used in information gathering activities. The first one is text-
based materials which refers to the supporting textbook materials. The second is task-based materials which refers to the activities such as games, role play,
simulation. The third is realia materials which refers to the supporting authentic
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materials. Based on Richards and Rodgers 1986, there are two roles of instructional materials. The first role is as media for teaching and learning
activities. In this case, the materials can be a task-based book of speaking materials, instruction of the discussion activities, etc. The second is as the
supporting guidelines of speaking activities. It means the instructional materials can be used as the framework of the classroom activities.
Those materials have beneficial roles in teaching speaking in CLT class. The materials can help the students to focus on the topic of the teaching-learning
activities. The authentic materials support the communicative skill since the students can apply their knowledge they have got in class into the real knowledge.
8. Kompetensi Tingkat Satuan Pendidikan Educational Unit Level Com
