THE EFFECTS OF TEACHING TECHNIQUE AND STUDENTS INTERPERSONAL
COMMUNICATION SKILL TOWARDS STUDENTS SPEAKING SKILL (Experiment at Private Vocational School in Depok, West Java)
Submitted to fulfill Thesis Proposal Subject Name : Desi Anggraini NPM : 20127479095 ENGSLISH EDUCATION DEPARTMENT MASTER PROGRAM UNIVERSITY OF INDRAPRASTA PGRI JAKARTA 2014 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION Research Background Since English is as international language which has already become one of the compulsory subjects both in junior and senior high school. In many countries, including Indonesia, the importance of English has gained a lot of attention from many people throughout the world. The factors above entail us to master English especially in speaking skill in order to make a good communication fluently with people all over the world. Unfortunately, there are some factors which make speaking ability become difficult to be increased, such as lack of practicing to speak up in English with their friends formally or informally, feeling afraid of making mistakes, being laughed at by others, feeling unconfident or lack of their own interpersonal communication. One of the language skills that have to be mastered by students in learning a foreign language is speaking. Speaking is one of the types of composing in language, the type that is swift, complicated, frequent and primary, because the language itself is a symbolic to use by communicators to construct and convey information. Many students told the students problem in speaking such as never do communicative, passive, unable to give answer, etc. Therefore, teachers should help the students overcome this problem by motivating them to speak. For this reason, teacher should use effective teaching methods that encourage students to take part actively in the class. The teaching learning process has to involve not only teacher and students, but also students and students. Florez in Bailey (2006:2) stated that speaking is an interactive process of constructing meaning that involves producing, receiving, and processing information. According to Bailey, speaking is the productive oral skills which consist of producing systematic verbal utterances to convey meaning. Speaking is one of the types of composing in language, the type that is swift, complicated, frequent and primary, because the language itself is a symbol to be used by the speakers to construct and convey information. Speaking is a crucial part of second language learning and teaching. However, nowadays, the world requires that the goal of teaching speaking should improve students communicative skills because students can express themselves and learn how to use the language well. Speaking needs performance, expression, intonation, stress, pronunciation, grammar, confidence and interpersonal communication skills. Area of speaking is limited by grammar, vocabulary, and pronunciation accuracy. The existing condition nowadays, English teachers should realize their vital role in language learning and teaching process. Teachers are demanded to use the most appropriate teaching technique in order to achieve the effectiveness of both teaching and learning process in their class. Achievement in students mastering speaking skill is also supported by students interpersonal communicative skills. How hard the teacher teaches and how good the technique is that the teacher uses, will be useless without students interpersonal communicative skill. Based on that problem, the write tries to find out the way to students speaking skill. The writer is interested in researching: The Effect of Teaching Technique and Students Interpersonal Communication towards Students Speaking Skill at Private Senior High School in Depok, West Java. Based on the problem background above, the problems which can be identified are: 1. What factors can make students get any difficulties in speaking English? 2. Does the teaching technique influence students in improving their communicative skills in English? 3. Why do many students get difficulties in speaking English? 4. Does students interpersonal communication skill influence the improvement of their speaking skill? 5. What kind of motivation to achieve their speaking skill?
B. Problem Identification Based on some problems which are happening in teaching and learning process, especially on students speaking score, so the area of this research is on students achievement in speaking English skill. C. Problem Limitation D. Problem Statement Based on the problem identification and limitation, this research is formulated as follows: 1. Is there any effect of teaching technique towards the students speaking skill at private vocational school in Depok, West Java? 2. Is there any effect of students interpersonal communication skill towards students speaking skill at private vocational school in Depok, West Java? 3. Are there any interactive effects of teaching technique and students interpersonal communicative skill towards students speaking skill? In this research, the writer will describe the purpose research undertaken: 1. To know the effect of teaching technique towards the students speaking skill at private vocational school in Depok, West Java? 2. To know the effect of students interpersonal communication skill towards students speaking skill at private vocational school in Depok, West Java? 3. To know the effects of teaching technique and students interpersonal communicative skill towards students speaking skill at private vocational school in Depok, West Java? E. Research Objectives The result of the researcher is supposed to be able to improve the researchers knowledge about the effects of teaching technique and students interpersonal communication skill towards students speaking skill and also to apply all theories that the researchers get while teaching learning activities. F. The Benefit of The Result 1. Theoretically a. For Researcher b. For Educational Institution Research is a source of information and additional knowledge for speaking material that can be used for the benefit of educational institutions at University of Indraprasta PGRI Jakarta. Researcher can improve the researchers knowledge and to be experienced in the field about the effects of teaching technique and students interpersonal communication skill towards students speaking skill and to apply all theories that researcher get while teaching and learning activities. 2. Practically a. For Researcher b. For Educational Study The used material is used as information and may determine the policy or decision, and it is hoped this research can assist institution to improve the quality of education in the future time. G. Systematic of Writing Writing a thesis is organized in accordance with the standard provision is used, it consists of five chapters which each chapter has sub-chapter to each other to be certainty, as follows: Chapter I : Introduction This chapter consists of research background, problem identification, problem limitation, problem formulation, research objective, benefit of result of research, and systematic of writing. Chapter II : Theoretical Review, Frame of Thinking, and Hypothesis of Research This chapter consists of definitions and theories, connecting to the subject of the thesis, variables of teaching technique, students interpersonal communication skill, and students speaking skill, the overall picture, and answers why it needs to formulate the problems. Chapter III : Research Methodology In this chapter the writer will provide the place and tine of research, research method, population and sample, techniques of collecting data, variables of research, instruments of research, techniques of data analysis, and statistic hypothesis. Chapter IV : Research Findings This chapter is providing the data analysis and research report including the testing of hypothesis. Chapter V : Conclusions In this chapter will provide the conclusion and also suggestion which can be useful in the future time.