The Techniques In Teaching Speaking Of Eleventh Grade Students At One of Senior High Schools in Banjarmasin

Abstract

Speaking is not easy in English for students of a foreign language. Several factors influence the success of teaching and learning speaking skills. They are teaching techniques, methods, media, teachers, and students. The problem of this research focused on the techniques used in teaching speaking of the eleventh-grade students at Madrasah Aliyah Negeri 2 Model Banjarmasin. This research was conducted on eleventh-grade students at Madrasah Aliyah Negeri 2 Model Banjarmasin. The subject of this research was English teachers of the eleventh grade at Madrasah Aliyah Negeri 2 Model Banjarmasin. This research applied the descriptive qualitative method. The data were gathered using the techniques of observation, interview, and documentation. The data were transformed into field notes and interview guidance. The researcher used triangulations to trustworthiness the data. The findings show that the teachers put on three techniques in teaching speaking. The techniques are question-answer, role-play, and drill-repetition. The techniques that made the students active in speaking. The researcher suggested that English teachers try to use other techniques in teaching speaking, for example, games to make students more active and interested in speaking.