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components, such as pronunciation, stress pattern, intonation, and the language culture. By using the combination of Quartet and Dart games in learning activities, the students will not feel lack of confidence anymore since they play a game in which they can express their ideas. It is expected that when pupils are on free oral activities, we are trying to get them to say what they want to say, to express themselves and their own personalities Scott and Ytreberg, 1990:34. Using the combination of Quartet and Dart games for teaching speaking skills is an alternative way to support English teaching and learning process because students generally like to learn happily by expressing themselves through real actions and it is suitable for their ages. Hopefully, the combination of Quartet and Dart games can be an effective learning method to develop students‟ speaking skills.

1.2 Reasons for Choosing the Topic

Speaking is an important language skill. It is a primary subject that must be taught to students, but developing speaking skills is not an easy job for teachers. The teachers should be able to create and choose techniques or use media which are good for the students. There are three reasons for choosing the topic of study. First, the eighth grade Junior High School student mastery in speaking English was still weak although they had good knowledge of English in their mind. For example, in essay task, they had good writing skills, but they rarely conducted speaking activities because speaking requires more time. Consequently, they were not able to speak. Second, it was difficult for most English teachers to make their speaking class more enjoyable, interesting and communicative. Third, by applying the combination of Quartet and Dart games in speaking class, it could motivate students to express their ideas, interact actively and develop speaking skills. According to Ersoz 2000 in Md. Omar and Hamzah 2013: 4, games are highly motivating because they are amusing and interesting. Hertog, Kil, and Haverkate 2013: 2 state, Quartet is a card game and there are colorful pictures chosen to spark the children‟s interest. By using Quartet game, students will be able to speak well. It makes them speak based on the Quartet card. Quartet cards facilitate them with spoken vocabularies, grammar and structure of the text. Lunzer 1984: 1 defines, Dart is an activity that is designed to challenge pupils to engage with text. Therefore, Dart game makes the students ready when they are going to express their ideas based on the instruction of Dart board.

1.3 Research Problems

The problems investigated are stated as follows: 1 How effective is the use of the combination of Quartet and Dart games applied in teaching speaking for the eighth grade students of SMP Negeri 3 Petarukan Kabupaten Pemalang? 2 To what extent does the combination of Quartet and Dart games improve the speaking skills of the eighth grade of SMP Negeri 3 Petarukan Kabupaten Pemalang?

1.4 Objectives of the Study

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