UNSPECIFIED (2011) The implementation of role play to improve the EFL speaking ability of the fourth semester students of STIT Al Urwatul Wutsqo Jombang / Khudriyah. Masters thesis, Universitas Negeri Malang.
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Keywords Role play speaking ability Based on the researcher s experience in the teaching of speaking and the preliminary study the researcher found some problems namely the students speaking ability was poor their average score was 43.8 and their motivation to study was low. It was because the teacher used monotonous technique in teaching speaking. To overcome these problems the researcher proposed one strategy in the teaching of speaking that is role play. This study was designed to improve the students speaking ability using role play. The study was intended to describe how role play can improve the speaking ability of the fourth semester students of STIT Al Urwatul Wutsqo Jombang. The study was collaborative classroom action research in which the researcher and the collaborator worked together in conducting this study. The researcher acted as the teacher while the collaborator observed the teacher and the implementation of role play. This study was conducted in two cycles using the following procedures planning implementing observing and reflecting. Each cycle consisted of three meetings. The data of the study were gathered through the following instruments - observation checklist field notes audio recording and questionnaire. The subjects of this study were 30 students of STIT Al Urwatul Wutsqo Jombang. The finding of the study revealed that the appropriate model of role play as strategy to teach speaking includes the following procedures. (1) brainstorming by turning the video related to topic and questioning the students about what they have watched (2) telling students what is going to be done (3) dividing students into pairs (4) giving the handouts (5) drilling the handout to the students (6) distributing the cards containing the situation to each student (7) guiding the students to make conversation and improvised it (8) modeling the students by performing role play with one of them (9) asking them to make their own conversation and practiced on their own seat (10) asking them to perform the role play in pair and (11) asking them to report their experience relate to the topic orally. Furthermore the finding of the study indicated that role play was successful in improving students speaking ability. The improvement could be seen from the increase of students average speaking score from 43.8 in the preliminary study and 54.2 in Cycle 1 to 64.7 in Cycle 2. Besides the finding indicated that role play was effective in enhancing the students to be actively involved in the teaching and learning process. It was found that the number of the students who were actively involved was 22 (73.3%). It is suggested that English teachers apply role play since it can be practical contribution on how to improve the students speaking ability with more practice of using oral communication in their real and natural communication activities and as a relevant knowledge about the teaching of speaking. It is also recommended to the institution that the findings of the research are used for decision making that the teaching of speaking in this institution have to use role play as the strategy. And for the future researchers the findings of this research can become a good reference as strategy to teach speaking.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
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| Subjects: | L Education > L Education (General) |
| Divisions: | Fakultas Sastra (FS) > Departemen Sastra Inggris (ING) > S2 Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris |
| Depositing User: | Users 2 not found. |
| Date Deposited: | 05 Jan 2011 04:29 |
| Last Modified: | 09 Sep 2011 03:00 |
| URI: | http://repository.um.ac.id/id/eprint/59211 |
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