Author (Penulis)

IKA NURUL FITRIANI
Universitas Nusantara PGRI Kediri

Author Identity (NPM)

13.1.01.08.0115

Abstract

ABSTRACT In vocational high schools, speaking English is essential for the successful future career of a students, but students have some problems whey they learned to mastery speaking English. To solve those problems, the aims of this research are to find out the students’ problems in speaking and to describe the teaching strategies applied by teacher in solving students’ problems. This research uses qualitative research design in the form of case study. The instruments of the research were observation, interview, and documentation. By observing and interviewing students and teacher, the researcher gets the data about students’ problems in speaking and teaching strategies in solving students’ problems in speaking. Documentation such as (lesson plan, students’ worksheet, and picture) is also used to support data from observation and interview. Then, there were three stages in analyzing the data which consist of data reduction, data display, conclusion drawing. The researcher conducted the research in XI grade of Accountancy 2 of SMKN 1 Purwoasri Kediri. From the analysis of the data, the problems faced by the students in speaking English at XI grade of SMKN 1 Purwoasri are inhibition, nothing to say, mother tongue use, conflict between fluency and accuracy, lack of confidence and pronunciation. To solve her students’ problems, the teacher applied some strategies namely cooperative learning, role play, and drilling. Based on the finding, it can be conclude such as, 1) The students of Xl grade of SMKN 1 Purwoasri have some problems and speaking as difficult skill for students. So, it is suggested that English teacher should stimulate, motivate and pay attention to students who have problems. 2) The English teacher of Xl grade of SMKN 1 Purwoasri can solve the students’ problems in speaking by using some strategies. For students who have problems such as inhibition, nothing to say, low or uneven participation and lack of confidence are appropriate for practice by using role play and cooperative learning, for students who are weak in pronunciation and conflict between fluency and accuracy, teachers can train them with drilling. So, it is suggested that other English teachers can use those strategies to solve students’ problems in speaking. Keyword: Teaching Strategies, Students’ Problems, Speaking

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PUBLISHED

2017-08-08

JOURNAL

Simki-Pedagogia

ISSN

2599-073X

ISSUE

Vol. 01 No. 01 Tahun 2017

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