Electronic Theses and Dissertation

Name : redha maidatija student no. : redha maidatija study program : english education title : the use of think-pair-share in teaching speaking the title of this script is "the use of think-pair-share (tps) in teaching speaking". think-pair-share is a grouping strategy that lets students collaborate on ideas, opinions, research topics, problem-solving procedures, debate resolutions, textual analyses, and small group activities (schlemmer, 2008:24). the aim of this study is to elaborate theories and research finding related to the use of think-pair• share (tps) model in leaching speaking. to obtain the data, the writer did library research. in this case, george (2008:22) defines library research is an integral part of inquiry in any field, allowing researcher to determine what related work has already been done and how experts have assessed it. the writer elaborated and discussed the use of tps in teaching speaking to analyze data. the research finding showed that activity such as think-pair-share (tps) is designed to deepen students' abilities to communicate about the expository ideas related to the academic content of the disciplinary subjects, which plenty opportunities for feedback pees and the teacher (li & edwards, 2010:172). besides, using this model in teaching speaking is very helpful because tps allow students time to process the task individually before sharing it with another student. in this situation, every student involved, and no one is permitted to sit passively (ulrich and glendon,2005:60). based on theories and research findings, the writer concluded that using tps is solution to improve students in speaking skill.