A DESCRIPTIVE STUDY ON TEACHING SPEAKING AT THE EIGHTH GRADE FOR EXCELLENT PROGRAM OF MTS N 1 SURAKARTA A Descriptive Study On Teaching Speaking At The Eighth Grade For Excellent Program Of MTS N 1 Surakarta In 2013 / 2014 Academic Year.

A DESCRIPTIVE STUDY ON TEACHING SPEAKING AT THE EIGHTH
GRADE FOR EXCELLENT PROGRAM OF MTS N 1 SURAKARTA
IN 2013 / 2014 ACADEMIC YEAR

RESEARCH PAPER
Submitted as a Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements
for Gettng Bachelor Degree of Education
in English Department

by

ZULHIDA RAHMI
A 320100269

SCHOOL OF TEACHER AND TRAINING EDUCATION
MUHAMMADIYAH UNIVERSITY OF SURAKARTA
2014
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MOTTO
 Sukses bukanlah menjadi orang kaya, tetapi sukses adalah ketika kita
bisa melampaui batas kemampuan kita. Jadi teruslah belajar.

(Anonymous)
 Sesungguhnya sesudah kesulitan itu ada kemudahan. Maka apabila
kamu telah selesai (dari suatu urusan), kerjakanlah sungguhsungguh (urusan yang lain). (Q.S. ALam Nasroh: 6-7)

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DEDICATION

This reasearch paper is dedicated especially to:
















My beloved father “Sugiyarto”
My beloved mother “Suharti”,
My beloved sister “Ilaika Rohmah”
My beloved brother “Ilham Romadon”,
All of my family,
My lecturers,
All of my dearest best friend, and
The readers.

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ACKNOWLEDGMENT

Assalamualaikum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuh
Alhamdulillahirobbilalamin, big thanks to Alloh SWT, the Most

Gracacious God, and Muhammad SAW who gives us shine from the darkness to
the lightess that have been given to the writer, so she can finish her research
paper, as a partial fulfillment of the requirements for getting Bachelor Degree of
Education in English, entitled “A DESCRIPTIVE STUDY ON TEACHING
SPEAKING AT THE EIGHTH GRADE FOR EXCELLENT PROGRAM
OF MTS N 1 SURAKARTA IN 2013 / 2014 ACADEMIC YEAR”.
In conducting this research paper, the writer gets some help from many
people. On this opportunity, the writer would like to express her sincerest
gratitude to all parties that help her finish this research paper. Those people are:
1.

Prof. Dr. Harun Joko Prayitno, M.Hum., Dean of School Teacher and
Training Education of Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta,


2.

Mauly Halwat Hikmat, Ph. D., as Chief of English Education Department,

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Drs. Djoko Srijono, M.Hum., as the first consultant who has patiently and
sincerely, and given advice and guidance in finishing this research paper,

4.

Nur Hidayat, S.Pd., as the second consultant who gives guidance, advance,
and correction to the writer patiently in this research paper,

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All lecturers at Department of English Education of Muhammadiyah
University of Surakart for useful knowledge to face the real life,


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Drs. H. Nur Hudaya Sholichin, M.PdI., as the headmaster of MTs N 1
Surakarta for giving the writer permission her to do research at his institution,

7.

Hadi Dwi Jayanto, S.Pd., for giving information and allowing the writer to
observe the teaching-learning process,

8.

The students of class VIII PK 1-4 of MTs N 1 Surakarta as the subject of this
research paper who are cooperative with this research,

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Her dearest parents; Mr. Sugiyarto as her beloved father, and Mrs. Suharti as
her beloved mother. Thanks for your greatest love, pray, spirit, and great

support. I do love you more than everything. I promise, I will make you
proud of me,

10. Her beloved sister, Ilaika Rohmah and her beloved brother, Ilham Romadon
who given love and supprort during her study at English Education
Department of UMS,
11. Her beloved best friend “Celay and Colay”; Nopi, Ajeng, Ita, Danang,
Doddy, Agung and Rijal, who always help her and give her pray, motivation,
and happiness. Thanks for beautiful memory and nice friendship,
12. Her beloved friends at “Macan Menco”; Ibu Rum, Bunda Meta, Kak Noval,
Dek Talita, Mba Nopi, Mba Nita, Mba Mila, Mba Depi, Mba Niken, Mba
Mita, Dian, Denok, Restu, Sekar. Thanks for support, beautiful and nice
moment.

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13. Mas Rifkhy Irdiansyah, as her brother and her special friend. Thanks for
accompanying and coloring her life,
14. Her friends at “Gending Lovers”, thanks for beautiful performance and
beautiful moment,

15. All her friends of F and G class; especially for Putri, Feby, and Reni, who
given support and sweet memory,
16. The the leader of MUEC 2013; Azmi, Nuryanto, Dek Wulan, Chandra,
Ardita, Handoko, Arifah, thanks for everything,
17. Logistic Department of MUEC 2013; Dian Pradana, Ikhwan, Tohir, Faizal,
Ibnu, Fika, Nafisa, Silvia, Maunah, Indah, Tika. Thanks for accompanying to
be her best friends.
18. The Big Family of MUEC; Mas Kautsar, Mas Novel, Mas Firman, Mas Atur,
Mar Rijal, Mba Impian, Mba Dyah, Mba Wida, Mas Amir, Mba Mega, Mba
Ririn, Mba Yulia, Mba Mita, Mba Zuhriyah, Mas Sofyan, Mas Bayu, Mba
Aisyah, Ivta, Dewi, Aris, Vita, Gayuh, Dian Estu, Yuzky, Berta, Linda, Dian
Ningrum, Emma, Wuri, Wahyu, Febrianna, Arief, Latifah, Dian Yuni,
Nurfita, Sri Jumiati, Eni Ratnawati, Dian Rifai, Shonif, Somaya, Archivid,
Ikha, Iqbal, Erna Wury Ferdiana, Dieta, Nuning, Farida, Suci, Naya, for great
experience that she ever have,
19. English Education Department ‘10
20. The last is everyone who cannot be mentioned one by one who supports her
to reach her dreams.

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SUMMARY
Zulhida Rahmi. A 320 100 269. A DESCRIPTIVE STUDY ON TEACHING
SPEAKING AT THE EIGHTH GRADE FOR EXCELLENT PROGRAM
OF MTS N 1 SURAKARTA IN 2013 / 2014 ACADEMIC YEAR. Research
Paper. Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta. 2014.
This research aims at describing the implementation of teaching speaking
at the eight grade for excellent program of MTs N 1 Surakarta in 2013/2014
academic year, the methods used by the teacher, the techniques used by the
teacher, the problems faced by the teacher and the students, and the strategies
implemented by the teacher to overcome the problems.
The researcher collects the data by observing the English class and
conducting an interview with the teacher and the students. The data include
syllabus, speaking material, field notes, questionnaire, and interview scripts. The
methods of collecting the data are observation, interview and analyzing
documents. In analysing data the writer applied descriptive qualitative research

consisting of data reduction, data display, and drawing conclusion.
The result of the research shows that: 1) the objectives of teaching
speaking in excellent program of MTs N 1 Surakarta are to build the students
communicative competence in speaking English and the students have to master
all English language skill namely speaking, listening, reading, and writing, 2) the
methods used by the teacher in teaching speaking of excellent program are Direct
Method (DM), Communicative Language Teaching (CLT), and Grammar
Translation Method (GTM), 3) the techniques used by the teacher in teaching
speaking are cooperative learning and task-based learning. 4) the problem faced
by the teacher in teaching speaking are the teacher’s difficulties to manage the
students and the teacher’s difficulties to manage time in teaching, 5) the problem
faced by the students in teaching speaking are the different capability to receive
the material and the students’ low motivation in learning speaking English, 6) the
teacher strategies to solve the problems are the teacher gives more motivation to
the students, the teacher uses creative and innovative material, the teacher uses
some methods and techniques in his teaching-learning process.

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TABLE OF CONTEXT

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TITLE ...................................................................................................

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APPROVAL .........................................................................................

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ACCEPTANCE ....................................................................................

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MOTTO ..................................................................................................

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DEDICATION ......................................................................................

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AKNOWLEDGMENT .........................................................................

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TESTIMONY .......................................................................................

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SUMMARY ............................................................................................

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TABLE OF CONTEXT ........................................................................

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CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION .........................................................

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A. Background of the Study...........................................

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B. Problem of the Study ..................................................

4

C. Limitation of the Study .............................................

4

D. Objective of the Study ...............................................

5

E. Significant of the Study .............................................

5

F. Research Paper Organization ...................................

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CHAPTER II: REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE ................

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A. Previous Study...........................................................

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B. Nature of Teaching English .....................................

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C. Definition of Speaking ..............................................

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D. Teaching English Speaking Skill .............................

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1. Teaching Speaking ............................................

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2. Component of Speaking ...................................

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3. Principle of Teaching Speaking ........................

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4. The Procedure of Teaching Speaking ................

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5. Type of Communicative Activity ..................

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a. Situational Practice ......................................

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b. Community-Oriented Task .......................

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c. Dialogue .........................................................

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d. Role Plays ......................................................

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e. Debates .........................................................

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f. Group Project ...............................................

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g. Games ...........................................................

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h. Discussion ......................................................

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i. Problem Solving ...........................................

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j. Song ...............................................................

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E. The Concept of Excellent Program .......................

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1. Notion of Excellent Program ............................

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2. Characteristic of Excellent Program ...............

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a.

Excellent Learning .....................................

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b. Excellent Class or Special Class .................

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c.

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Students in Excellent Class ........................

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3. Teaching English for Excellent Program ...........

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a. The Audo Lingual Method ...........................

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b. Situational Language Teaching ....................

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1) Visual Aid ...................................................

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2) Audio Aid .................................................

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3) Audio Visual Aid ....................................

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c. Direct Method ..............................................

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d. Natural Approach ........................................

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e. Communicative Language Teaching ...........

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4. Learner’s Role in Teaching Speaking for
Excellent Program ................................................

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5. Teacher Role’s in Teaching Speaking for
Excellent Program ..............................................
CHAPTER III: RESEACH METHOD ..................................................

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A. Type of the Reseach .................................................

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B. Subject of the Reseach ..............................................

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C. Object of the Reseach ................................................

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D. Data and Data Source ...............................................

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E. Method of Collecting Data ........................................

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F. Technique for Analyzing Data .................................

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CHAPTER IV : RESEARCH FINDING AND DISCUSSION ............

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A. Research Finding ......................................................

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1. The Implementation of Teaching Speaking
at the Eighth Grade of Excellent Program
of MTS N 1 Surakarta in 2013 / 2014
Academic Year ..................................................

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a. Teaching-learning Components ................

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1) The Objective of Teaching Speaking
of Excellent Program ..............................

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2) Teaching Material ...................................

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3) The Syllabus ...........................................

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b. The Method Used by the Teacher
in Teaching Speaking ....................................

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1) Direct Method ........................................

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a) First Observation .............................

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b) Second Observation .........................

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2) Communicative Language Teaching......

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a) Third Observation .............................

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3) Grammar Translation Method ...............

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a) Fourth Observation ...........................

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c. Classroom Techniques ..................................

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1) Cooperative Learning .............................

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2) Task-based Learning ................................

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2. The Problems Faced by the Teacher
in Teaching Speaking .........................................

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3. The Problems Faced by the Students
in Learning Speaking .........................................

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4. The Strategy to Solve The Problems
Used by The Teacher ...........................................

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B. Discussion ...................................................................

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CHAPTER V : CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION ........................

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A. Conclusion .................................................................

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B. Suggestion ..................................................................

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BIBLIOGRAPHY
APPENDIX

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