CHAPTER II REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
This chapter consists of three sections. The first section presents the previous studies in subjects related to this topic. The next section talks about the theoretical
background which is used as basis of this study. And the last section talks about the theoretical framework of the study.
2.1 Review of the Previous Study
In the area of language learning, there have been a number of researchers conducted with the purpose of improving of the students‟ ability in speaking. One
of such studies was conducted by Andriani 2009 who wrote about “The Use of
Cue Cards of Transportation Pictures in Teaching Spoken Descriptive Text”. She discussed the significance of teaching spoken descriptive text using picture media
in case of the first year of Junior High School students. The result shows that it successfully influenced the students‟ ability to write the descriptive text well. The
media used here was also easily found. A study conducted by Manulang 2010 told about “The Use of Language
Chunk to Develop St udents‟ Speaking Skill”. At the end of the research can be
drawn a conclusion that Language Chunk was good media in improving students‟ speaking skill.
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The next researcher is Astuti 2010 who wrote about “The Use of Word Wall as Media to Improve Students
‟ Speaking Ability.” The result of the study showed the improvement of the students‟ speaking skill after being taught by
Word Wall media. It can be suggested as an alternative media to be implemented in the teaching learning process, especially in speaking activities.
The other researcher is Hidayati 2009 with the study about “Guessing” Game in teaching speaking to young learners. The writer concluded that there
were some advantages of using the game of Guessing game such as enlarging knowledge, enriching vocabulary, receiving and sending message, and also
problem solving. It is a simple interesting game and can motivate the students‟ speaking habit to communicate in English with each other.
The last is Handayani 2010 with her study that aimed to improve the students‟ spelling skill using Chopstick Game. The study showed that it is good
media in improving students‟ speaking skill, especially to make them confidence to speak first.
Considering all of the studies above, the writer views that there is still an area of studies has not been explored yet. This area is the application of Paper
Folding to teach speaking to young learners. Then the review of the theoretical background will be elaborated in the next section.
2.2 Theoretical Background of the Study
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