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2012. Those features makes android has similar systems to computer systems. Therefore, it enables teachers to use android to make teaching media which can
make English teaching and learning processes easier; especially speaking skill. By using Android, teachers can make interesting and interactive speaking
activities which can motivate students to practice their English. The more the students practice their speaking, the better English communication they have.
Therefore, it would be more effective to learn through practicing rather than attending lectures or trying to understand theories. The Android application will
provide accessible English exposures which enable the students to practice their English anytime and anywhere to facilitate the students to improve their speaking
skill.
B. PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION
Speaking is considered as hard by many students because they do not have enough time to practice it both at school and outside the school. Besides, the
students feel shy to practice their English because they are not good at pronouncing the English words. The lack of vocabulary is also one of the
problems in improving their speaking skill at school. Commonly, teachers ask the students to speak English in the classroom or have a role play while they are
learning some expressions. Those ways are good but they are less effective for the students because they only have limited time to those kinds of activities in the
classroom. The lack of English exposure inside and outside the class makes the PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI
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their speaking skill.
C. RESEARCH QUESTIONS
There are two research questions in this study. They are listed as follows: 1.
What does the Android application for Senior High School students look like? 2.
How does the Android application improve Senior High School students‟ speaking skill?
D. RESEARCH GOALS
In this study, there are two objectives that the writer wants to achieve. The first is goal is the final version of the iconic model of the Android application. The
materials provided in the android application model are designed according to the Senior High School learning objectives stated in Curriculum 2006. The model will
provide the students with various kinds of learning materials such as vocabulary, grammatical rules and also conversation practice. The Android application model
is designed to help the students improve their speaking skill. The second goal is to describe how the Android application improves
Senior High School students‟ speaking skill. The writer presents the Android
application to the research participants and asks them to use the application to practice their speaking skill. After the participants using the application, the writer
distributes questionnaires and conducts interviews to get the participants‟ opinion
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E. RESEARCH BENEFITS
