The Effect of Using Pictures on Students’ Speaking Ability At Grade Eight of SMPN 2 Seputih Mataram Lampung Tengah

The Effect of Using Pictures on Students’ Speaking Ability At Grade Eight of SMPN 2 Seputih Mataram Lampung Tengah

By Laurisa Widyaningrum

English is a universal language. English has been the most important language in international communication.

 Speaking has many strategies to develop. Learning English speaking is interesting to study. The purpose of speaking is for communication. Communication can function not only as tool of interaction with other people.

The teaching media should be planned in such a way that learning English especially speaking activity. It can be done by using pictures. The use of pictures can help the teacher to teach the students. These can guide the students to present their idea and o share the information which they saw in the picture.  The use of picture is one of strategies for speaking media. Using of pictures in improving students speaking makes the teaching and learning process becomes more interesting and effective. This can encourage the students to learn English actively, especially to learn speaking.

There are some ways of using pictures. The first, to motivate the students to speak. The second, to create the students response. The third, to provide the students with information. The fourth, to guide spoken descriptions.[1]

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[1] The Effect of Using Pictures on Students’ Speaking Ability. Laurisa Widyaningrum. Universitas Bandar Lampung.2014

Improving The Speaking Skills of Grade VIII Students of SMP Negeri 2 Godean Through Pictures

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Improving The Speaking Skills of Grade VIII Students of SMP Negeri 2 Godean Through Pictures

By Gallis Nawang Ginusti

The ability of speaking or communicating with others takes an important role. Pictures were believed to be able to stimulate and guide the students to speak. Picture were for illustration, develop students’ imaginations, interests to express idea.

According to Wright(1989:2) says that pictures are not just an aspect of method but through their representation of places, objects, and people they are an essential part of the overall experiences the teachers must help their students to cope. The teacher can use the pictures in any techniques or activities in order to meet the goal of speaking.

Pictures are very valuable resources as they provide a shared experience in the classroom, a need for common language forms to use in the classroom, a variety of tasks, and a focus of interest for students (Raimes, 1983 : 27-28. Therefore, it was believed that pictures were media that could be used to overcome the problems and to help the students to improve their speaking skills.

The problem was affected by some factors students. The first, the students thought that speaking English was difficult. Hey hesitate to express ideas. The second, the students lacked confidence to speak because they were afraid to making mistakes. To teach speaking, teachers should consider some principles.

Broom (2001 : 275-276) suggests seven principles for designing speaking techniques listed as follows :

a.       Use technique that cover the spectrum of learner needs, from language-based focus on accuracy to message-based focus on interaction, meaning, and fluency.

b.      Provide intrinsically motivating techniques.

c.       Encourage the use of authentic language in meaningful contexts.

d.      Provide appropriate feedback and correction.

e.       Capitalize in the natural link between speaking and listening.

f.       Give students opportunities to initiate oral communication.

g.      Encourage the development of speaking strategies.

These principles are considered to be applied in the teaching and learning process of speaking. It means that the teacher should be aware of them in designing her/his teaching.[1]

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[1] Improving The Speaking Skills of Grade VIII Students of SMP Negeri 2 Godean Through Pictures. Gallis Nawang Ginusti.Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta. 2014