RESULT OF TWO JOURNALS

    There are good result to student by using this technique, the result is after applying guessing game technique, the students were motivated to practice speaking English in their daily life. The students could practice English that they had learned. The problem of students’ speaking skill could be solved step by step. The condition of the classroom was better. The situation of the students felt fun and the students have more motivation. The teacher was more discipline with the time of teaching. The students’ participation in speaking English was better than before. During the process of teaching leaning using guessing game technique, the students seemed interested and active to find the meaning of the new words and to practice English dialogues. Those researchers stated that by using this technique it can help to measure their speaking. So that, the students got the confidence when speak to each other especially in front of the class. By learning game, they have e brave when performance in front of the class. These are some of the benefit or positive impact by learning game. 

Researcher using “Student Centered Learning” method where before having a test, the researcher recommended them to prepare their own about pictures which related to the topics students spoke in front of the class individually. Not only using ‘Student Centered Learning”  method, but the researcher also using “Teacher Centered Learning” method wherein learning process, the students usually depend on the teacher’s explanation. It is means the teacher is as the center or main resource in getting the knowledge or material. Therefore, the students are passive and just accept the material from the teacher. While, through using guessing game in teaching speaking, the teacher is as the facilitator.

a.      Definition of Speaking

Speaking is one aspect that important in teaching and learning process. The aim of teaching speaking is to train the students to be able to express their ideas meaningfully in the real life.

b.      Aspects of Speaking

Speaking represents a real challenge to most language learners. No wonder that, some people think that the ability to speak shows the competence of a person in language mastery. Because language is a habit, speaking skill, as a part of four major skill in a language, must be practiced more in its frequency in order to be fluent with the target language that is being learned.

c.       Teaching Speaking

Teaching speaking, especially English is teaching students how to communicate orally to others. Moreover, the teacher has to find and prepare the materials, give clear explanations or direction and also make relationship the materials that they have learn to their own lives.

Guessing Game technique also have some disadvantages :

(1) In applying guessing game, the teacher needs the students who are skillful formulating question from dialogue;

(2) In applying guessing game, the teacher needs the students more carefully to make communication; and (3) In applying guessing game, the teacher needs the students’ more controlling how to make right pronunciation.

Alright my friends, those are about result of two journals that I have read ^^

It is my last blog in the fourth semester,  I hope you like it, and it can be useful for us. Thank you. Much Love, Yevi ^_^

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