Increasing Students
INCREASING STUDENTS’ SPEAKING ABILITY THROUGH BOARD GAME FOR THE EIGHTH GRADERS OF SMP
CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION
A. Background of the Study.
Look at the developing science and technology, language has an important rule for human life, by using language the people will express their ideas, emotion, and desires, and it is used as a medium to interact with one another, to fulfil their daily need. English has been the most important language in international communication. The people all over the world speak the language when they meet one another in every international meeting, workshop, or conference. All countries in the world have set the language as one of the compulsory subject studied at school.
English has many functions, one of them as stated in the 2004 curriculum that English is means for the students to develop science, technology, culture and art, and the final objective of teaching and learning process is the students are expected to master the four skills of language: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Teaching and learning will be success if they are supported by some factors such as the method that is used in teaching English, completeness of teaching facilitation, interesting media, and condition of school environment.
Indonesia as one of the developing countries has also set its educational curriculum to include English as a foreign language which is studied from junior high school up to the university level. Being successful students are not easy, this fact can be seen mostly at eight grader of MTs NW Majidi, although they have been studying English for more than a year, but they are still unable to use English in interacting with their teacher in the classroom.
Speaking is important for them to practice their capability and their understanding, how to send idea, and how to spell word well; in this case the students’ motivation and interest are very needed to make the process of their understanding more
CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION
A. Background of the Study.
Look at the developing science and technology, language has an important rule for human life, by using language the people will express their ideas, emotion, and desires, and it is used as a medium to interact with one another, to fulfil their daily need. English has been the most important language in international communication. The people all over the world speak the language when they meet one another in every international meeting, workshop, or conference. All countries in the world have set the language as one of the compulsory subject studied at school.
English has many functions, one of them as stated in the 2004 curriculum that English is means for the students to develop science, technology, culture and art, and the final objective of teaching and learning process is the students are expected to master the four skills of language: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Teaching and learning will be success if they are supported by some factors such as the method that is used in teaching English, completeness of teaching facilitation, interesting media, and condition of school environment.
Indonesia as one of the developing countries has also set its educational curriculum to include English as a foreign language which is studied from junior high school up to the university level. Being successful students are not easy, this fact can be seen mostly at eight grader of MTs NW Majidi, although they have been studying English for more than a year, but they are still unable to use English in interacting with their teacher in the classroom.
Speaking is important for them to practice their capability and their understanding, how to send idea, and how to spell word well; in this case the students’ motivation and interest are very needed to make the process of their understanding more
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