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a. Taking opportunities to use talk in the classroom
Talking in the classroom is crucial to learning. It is where answers to puzzling questions can be found. It is where thoughtful argument and a discussion make ways
for the understanding of new skills and difficult concepts. It is where students listen to and respect
the view of each other and where everyone’s learning is by talking about what they have learned. It is where students can be supported in raising their
own questions about their learning.
b. Questioning
When a teacher talks to students about their works, asking questions is one of used strategies to assess their learning and pro
gress. Teachers can challenge students’ thought by asking questions, guiding them into other areas of discussion and further
question. Asking questions is useful to encourage students to think independently or individually in an interesting way and to question their learning.
c. Talk Partners
This is one of the most successful and easily organized ways for the students to clarify and develop their ideas. Students can easily turn to their friends next to
them or work with a prearranged partner and talk through their ideas or response to a teacher’s question. This is particularly effective as part of whole-class discussion and
it helps quieter students to feel that their ideas are valued. PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI
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5. Problems of Learning Speaking
Students have their own difficulties in learning language. Munjayanah 2004 states the problems of speaking skill that usually happen in classroom. Here are the
brief explanations of the problems of speaking skill:
a. Inhibition
Munjayanah 2004 states that students are often inhibited about trying to say something in foreign language in the classroom. They worried to make mistakes and
they feel shy when they speak in foreign language.
b. Nothing to say
For this part, students cannot speak English because they do not know what kind of words of sentences that will be appropriate to say. They have no idea about
what things that they want to say. They have no idea to express themselves beyond the guilty feeling that they should be speaking.
c. Low or uneven participation
There are some students who are really active in the class so that they can express what is on their minds by speaking English. They have much time to talk
rather than others. Meanwhile others who are inhibited to say some things or ideas by speaking English, they have only less talking time.
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