Problems Related to Learning Tasks and Activities Problems Related to Learning Facilities and School Environment

D. Formulation of the Problems

Based on the background and the limitation of the problems, the researcher formulates the problem of the research as follows. How can the speaking skills of the XI Science students of SMA Angkasa Adisutjipto in the academic year 20132013 be improved through the use of videos?

E. Objective of the Study

The researcher formulates the objectives of this study as follows. 1. to improve students’ speaking skill using videos which are related to the material, especially to build students’ confidence in speaking and to make the students understand the way native speakers speak in English in a correct grammar, pronunciation, and vocabulary so it will help them to speak fluently, actively, and accurately. 2. to make interesting activities of speaking in order to engage students’ interest and motivation to learn. In a simple and brave sentence, the researcher can say that the objective of the study is to impr ove students’ speaking skills of the second grade grade XI students of SMA Angkasa Adisutjipto in the academic year 20132014 through the use of videos.

F. Significance of The Study

a. Practical Significance

1. For the students, they can improve their ability on speaking by watching, listening, and adapting the enjoyable and educated video given by the teachers. 2. For the teachers, it can be an opportunity to improve their skill of teaching and also to improve the teaching and learning process by using videos. 3. For the researcher, the researcher can enrich the knowledge and apply it in the real situation in teaching and learning process. 4. For other researchers in the same topic, this research hopefully can be an input to their research.

b. Theoretical Significance

This thesis will give us the comprehension about the importance of using videos in the teaching and learning process to improve students ’ speaking skills.