describes the parts, qualities, characters. The significant lexico grammatical features of descriptive text according to Gerrot and Wignell 1994: 204 are:
1 Focus on specific participants 2 Use of attributive and identifying process
3 Frequent use of classifiers in nominal groups 4 Use of simple present tense
2.2.5 Concept of Teaching Speaking as a Second or Foreign Language
Speaking is a productive skill. It means that in speaking, we produce utterances spoken language. Nevertheless, speaking in a second language has often viewed
as the most challenging. The biggest challenges found in the EFL classroom is the lack of motivation, getting students to speak and the use of the first language
Nunan in Celce Murcia 2001:110. Richards 2008: 25 explains that students who do need such skills involved in using talk as interaction and find them
lacking report that they sometimes feel awkward and at a loss for words when they find themselves in situations that require talk for interaction. Speaking is a
crucial part of second language learning and teaching Kayi, 2006. In a deep problem, when teaching speaking has been taught by using repetition of drills or
memorization of dialogues. Consequently, students are not able to speak English.
The mastery of speaking skills in English is a priority for many second- language or foreign-language learners that are the main goal in teaching speaking
because the important function of speaking. Making a useful distinction between the interactional functions of speaking, in which it serves to establish and
maintain social relations and the transactional functions, which focus on the exchange of information Brown and Yule, 1983 as quoted Richards, 2008:21.
The spoken language is used to maintain social relationship and then to convey information and ideas. Speaking is difficult for foreign language learners because
effective oral communication requires the ability to use the language
appropriately. 2.3
Framework of the Study
Speaking is quite difficult skill to learn in English. The problem comes because there are differences between English and Indonesian language systems,
especially sound systems, and also the teachers rarely teach about speaking. They only teach „passive English‟ reading and writing.
In order to focus on the study, I chose two main points to collect data. There were the simplified theory of the research and the experimental research. I limited
two points that are the combination of Quartet and Dart games and speaking spoken monologue descriptive text. Then, in the experimental research I
