CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION
A.
Background
In this trend of globalization,
the most important language being used among countries, institutions and
individuals all over the world is the English language. Therefore, English has
come to be considered globally as the international or global language. Some
have asserted that it is far from inevitable that the spread of English will
continue. However unstoppable it may appear at present, and educational systems
need to prepare for this eventuality (John E. Joseph, 2001).
English is a language as a
means of communication that requires a habit of practice. Therefore, speaking
in this case is one of the skills that becomes a priority for all people
especially learners of English to learn. Students express their thoughts
speaking but the fact shows that they sometimes find themselves bereft and
absolutely it gives bad impact to the English learning process. For this
reason, the researcher wants to emphasize on improving the speaking
proficiency` in the English learning process.
The researcher considers a phenomenon
among the students at SMAN 2 Sengkang RSBI, Wajo Regency, who emphasizes on
learning speaking proficiency. That is to say, almost every one of them wishes
to speak, but they find themselves difficult and even bereft to express it. It
is because they do not have vocabulary stock and knowledge about grammar enough
that actually can lead them from accuracy to fluency. This, of course, results
in lacking confidence to speak in which they are afraid of making mistakes in
speaking. In this case, the researcher focuses his attention on the speaking
proficiency as one of the skill of language. The students are usually very
eager to produce the language but they sometimes find it difficult. Chastain (1976: 334) cities that learning to
speak is obviously more difficult that learning to understand the speaking
language.
The Study of
co-operative is a study system giving opportunity to the children to cooperate
with duties that are structure (Lie, 1999:12). Through this study, students
with group mutual assistance every member of group of helping each other, so
that in working that is same quickly must assist weak, therefore every member
of group of final assessment determined by success of group. Failure of
individual is failure of group and conversely success of individual student is
success of group. While telling in couple is one of type in co-operative study.
Based on the background above, the
researcher would like to carry out a research under the title ‘improving the
students’ speaking proficiency through cooperative learning in terms of think
pair square technique.
B.
Problem
Statements
Based
on the background above the researcher formulates question as follows:
How
is the improvement of students’ speaking accuracy and fluency taught through
cooperative learning in term of think pair square technique?
C. Objective of the study
The objective of this research is:
To explain can cooperative learning
in term of think pair square can improve the students’ accuracy and fluency in
speaking.
D.
Significance of the Study
The result of the research is expected to be a
meaningful input for the teaching device that can help the teachers find their
easy communicative way of teaching the language and absolutely deal with the
success of teaching speaking proficiency in learning process and it is expected
to be meaningful for the students in learning the language so as to easily be
able to understand and use it then either in their classroom or outside.
Besides that, it is also expected to be a valuable reference for either the
university, those who will do another research relating to this case or the
writers for the English teaching development in future.
E. Scope of the Study
The scope of this research is limited to the
application of cooperative learning in term of think pair square to improve
students’ English speaking proficiency on students at SMAN 2 Sengkang RSBI in
academic year 2010 which covers both accuracy and fluency.
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