Institutional Repository | Satya Wacana Christian University: Teacher’s Technique to Teach Speaking for the First Graders of Elementary School

Abstract
The aim of this study was to identify the techniques of private elementary English
teachers in helping their students in speaking class. The study addresses the following question:
What are the teachers’ techniques to teach speaking for the first graders of elementary school in
Salatiga? The subjects of the study were two English teachers of the first graders of an
elementary school in Salatiga. There were two major findings in this study. First, all of the
teachers believe that speaking is one important skill to be taught in the first graders of
elementary school. Another finding revealed that the two teachers prefer to use picture as the
media to teach speaking in class. However, the characteristics of the students also became a
factor that influence the teachers in deciding what and how to teach speaking.
Keywords: teachers’ techniques, children characterizations, speaking, communication.