Institusion
IAIN Surakarta
Author
Mifta, Alfiyanaini
Budiasih, S.Pd., M.Hum
Subject
370 Education
Datestamp
2017-08-24 01:21:45
Abstract :
Key Words : Speaking Skill, Metacognitive Strategies, Cognitive Strategies, Socioaffective
Strategies.
The objectives of the research are to know the students’ learning strategies in
speaking skill and the strengths and the weaknesses of the learning strategies used by
students in boarding school MAN 1 Surakarta.
In conducting this research, the research uses descriptive qualitative research. In
collecting the data, the researcher uses observation and interview. The data were
analyzed by: (1) Reducing the data, (2) Displaying the data, (3) drawing conclusion.
The researcher use methodical triangulation to get validity of data.
The result of this research shows that: (1) the students applied almost all of the
strategies proposed by O’Malley et al including meta-cognitive strategies, cognitive
strategies, and socio-affective strategies in mastering their speaking skill. In metacognitive
strategies, the students use four strategies, namely: selective attention, selfmanagement,
self- monitoring, and self-evaluation. In cognitive strategies, the students
used ten strategies, namely: Resourcing Translation, Repetition, Grouping, Deduction,
Imagery, Keyword method, Inferencing and Note taking. And in socio-affective
strategies, the students used two strategies namely: cooperation and question for
clarification. (2) The strengths for the students when they apply those strategies are the
students get many new vocabularies, they can fluently in speaking English, they know
how to pronounce those word, and more confidence in speaking English. Beside the
strengths the students also have their weaknesses. They are in their grammar, because
they more focus in their speaking and tend to ignore grammar.