had a different picture. After that they formed expert group to discuss the picture. And the last they back to main group to discussing every picture and make resume
for oral test from her. The result of this research was identified the strengths and the weaknesses
of this technique. Some of the strengths were: It could break the „gaps’ of the students-lecture relationship. Most of the students considered speaking was the
most difficult subject in their study. They often felt nervous when they had to perform any tasks in front of the class, they found uneasy knowing that any
aspects of their performance were assessed by the lecture. It was different when they worked together in groups. They could perform freer, and because they often
involved in discussion with the lecture made them less worried and obtained more self confidence. This matter influenced the quality of their competence, the
atmosphere of learning was much better because the students found another interesting way in speaking class. They participated actively into the learning,
since everyone had to exchange the information in expert groups and then present it in their home team, made them more productive, and created better interactions
among the members, although some mistakes occurred „here and there’, but they
felt excited as well, they also helped each other when they found any difficulties in their presentation. All those positive things are in line with the principle of what
makes speaking class successful.
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E. Conceptual of Framework
Speaking is one of important skills in English, because it is a tool for interactive process of constructing meaning that involves producing and receiving
and processing information. Talking about speaking, many research results
showed that the ability of Indonesian students to speak and communicate in English was very low. It can be seen that some of students still have difficulties in
communicate in the class. As one of the importants skill, it should be mastered by
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our students. The first problem is because they should have enough knowledge about grammar, vocabulary, etc to get the information in English communication.
The second problem is English still to be a foreign language in Indonesia and it make the intensity of using English in the people is not too much. Because of that,
it is really hard to teach speaking English and it needs correct strategy to reach the goal of English speaking learning.
The problem in speaking learning above is appropriate with the purpose of Jigsaw Technique. Jigsaw is one of the cooperative learning strategies,
cooperative learning guide the learners to be cooperative to each other. In the implementation of Jigsaw technique, it requires the high interaction and active
communication among students in the class. It is needed to reach the goal of learning in students. The purpose of this jigsaw technique is to make the students
in the class can be active to express their ideas by discussing, and presenting on group, With the strategy which is created for high interaction and communicaton,
it must be a solution for increasing speaking skill in students. Those explanations seemed to be the reason why the writer wanted to conduct this research. The
writer believes that speaking is such a compulsory skill to be mastered and the underlying problem stated above is that the students have low facility in and
outside the classroom to expand their speaking skill. The teachers need the appropriate method and techniqu
e which encourage students’ speaking ability. Jigsaw technique with high interaction in the implementation hope can fulfill the
interaction needs in speaking English learning.
F. Research Hyphothesis
Ho: Jigsaw technique is not effective in teaching speaking in eighth grade regular class of SMPN 3 Tangerang Selatan.
Ha: Jigsaw technique is effective in teaching speaking in eighth grade regular class of SMPN 3 Tangerang Selatan.
