Introduction
This chapter covers background of study, problem of the study,
hypothesis, objective of the study, purpose of the study, significance of the
study, scope and limitation of the study, and definition of key terms.
1.1 Background of the
study
Language
plays very important in human life. Without language people around the world
cannot communicate one each other and cannot get any information, therefore
with the language, People can make communication easier and get information wherever
they are. Considering of the important the language above, English as one of
the languages, used international facilities people to get along with other
over world state that English is use widely all over the world: it is for
business, diplomacy, science, culture, and education.
Language related to the speaking
that students must learn, so speaking becomes one of skill that students have
in English learning.
In English teaching learning
process, media are very useful because there are many differences between a
foreign language and native language. Kasbollah (1993) stated that the students that have English as
their native language easier to understand the teacher explanation than the
students have English as their foreign language such students at SDN Ngroto 02
Pujon faced so that media like pictures and games can prevent misunderstanding
in teacher’s explanation.
For preliminary studies, the
researcher identified the problems faced by students of speaking skill at SDN
Ngroto 02 Pujon- Malang by using observation and interview at fourth grade
students of SDN Ngroto 02 Pujon- Malang. The researcher found out some problems
faced by students. Firstly, students do not have any time to practice or lack
of practice English. Teacher must give them much time to say something.
Secondly, students also get difficulties in accent of mother tongue. Thirdly,
students are afraid of making mistakes or losing face because they frightened
to get criticism. On other word, students are very shy. Students cannot say anything
because they do not have an idea to speak .A teacher should give them
motivation and spirit to speak English. Speaking is to express think aloud,
using the voice; talk (Longman dictionary of contemporary English 1998).
Based on the background above the
researcher was interested in applying the new teaching technique in that
school. The researcher wants to improve they are speaking skill especially in
they are pronunciation at SDN Ngroto 02 Pujon-Malang by using pictures and
games as media. Because, this school has a big number of low speaking ability exactly in students pronunciation
especially “four grade” the average speaking skill performance point in this
class was 5,8.The researcher has observed at SDN Ngroto 02 Pujon-Malang that
the students could not use English even in a simple conversation such as asking
for and giving. Most students preferred to keep silent then asking question or
answering the teacher’s questions. They are shy to speaking English and afraid
to make mistake in pronunciation. The researcher hopes by using pictures and
games as media, students can learn the language easily, practice the language
more in the group of discussion and have good pronunciation easily.
It is necessary for the teachers to
know about the use of media in accordance with instructional objectives.
Consequently, teachers should have skill in choosing and using the media well.
Being aware of the importance and
the effectiveness of using media in teaching English, the researcher would like
to know the use of the pictures and games in teaching English at SDN Ngroto 02
Pujon Malang. The media can be effective means to transfer information.
Therefore, it is necessary to conduct this study since media have a very
important role in teaching and learning process.
1.2 Problem of the study
Based on the background of the study
above, the statement of the problem is as follow:
How can pictures
and games as media improve the students’ speaking mastery on the fourth grade
students at SDN Ngroto 02 pujon Malang?
1.3 Purpose of the study
In accordance of the research
problem, the objective of study is to describe how pictures and games as a
media can improve student’s speaking mastery of fourth grade students at SDN
Ngroto 02 Pujon Malang.
1.4 Hypothesis
If
the researcher teaches the students by using games and pictures as media, so
that their English speaking achievement will increase in the end of semester.
1.5 Scope and limitation
The
researcher focuses on analyzing the use of media involving visual, audio and
audiovisual media In fourth grade SDN Ngroto 02 Pujon Malang.
The
media, which are used in this study, are flashcard, picture file, chart and
real object. The researcher will analyze the use of those pictures and games in
teaching speaking skill to know students’ achievement.
1.6 The Significant Of the Study
The result of this study will make
students easier to study the English by using pictures and games, this study
would be useful for the English teacher, whereas theoretically the finding of
this study is a contribution for the development of media in teaching English.
And it will make students more active in learning process especially for
speaking skill even it will build students’ confidence to speak English.
1.7 The Definition of the Key Terms
1. Improving in this study is to increase the
students’ score on speaking skill especially in pronunciation.
2. Speaking Skill refers to the students’ skill to
give information, to expect their ideas orally which is showed by their speaking
score.
3. Picture is small copy or model of something that
was taken out from magazine, real object, flash cards, chart, etc. Used as a
teaching media to teach English.
4.
Guessing Games: they refer to a type of game in which the essential
rule of the game is that students have to find out something word, phrase or
sentence that is hidden from them through guessing.
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