Institusion
Universitas Negeri Semarang
Author
Lasriati Manullang, 2201405619
Subject
PE English
Datestamp
2011-11-26 23:45:27
Abstract :
Manullang, Lasriati. 2010. The Use of Language Chunk to Develop Elementary
School Students? Speaking Skill. The Classroom Action Research the
Fifth Year Students in SD Theresiana 03 Semarang Academic
2009/2010. Final Project. English Department. Faculty of Languages
and Arts. Semarang State University. First Advisor: Dra. C. Murni
Wahyanti, M.A. Second Advisor: Dr. Abdurrachman Faridi, M.Pd.
Key Words: Language Chunks, Speaking Skill, Elementary School, Young Learner.
The topic of the research is teaching classroom instructions to the year five of
elementary school students using language chunks of SD Theresiana 03 semarang.
The number of the subjects in this research was 17 students.
The objectives of the study are to describe the effectiveness of language chunks
technique in teaching classroom instructions to the year five elementary school
students, to identify the improvement of English using Language Chunks technique.
In collecting the data, I used tests, field notes, and questionnaire. In order to
achieve the objective the action research, I designed an action research. There were
two cycles in the study. Each of them consisted of five meetings. I gave some
difference list of the instructions in each cycle. I conducted an achievement test in the
end of each cycle. There were four types of test in this action research. They were
pre-test, treatment 1, treatment 2 and post test. The purpose of giving a test was to
measure the students? progress after the treatment given. The questions in the pre-test
are different from the question in the post-test, but still about classroom instructions
lists.
The result of the research showed that students? understanding of learning
classroom instructions improved after they were given the treatments. It can be seen
from the average of the students? pre-test, treatment 1, treatment 2, and post test
which were each 49.7%, 56.1%, 62.1%, and 71.6%. It means that there is a
significant difference in the students? achievement after they were given treatments.
From the findings, I can conclude that there is a contribution of Language
Chunks technique to teach speaking to the students. I suggest this activity be used to
improve classroom instructions. The teacher may use it as an alternative aid to create
a situation which makes the students interested in English.