Electronic Theses and Dissertation

The purpose of this study is to highlight of using jigsaw in teaching speaking. this study employs a library research design, in obtaining data the researcher collected and analyzed information from books, journals, magazines, articles, previous research or another related sources. the problem formulation of this study is "can jigsaw apply in teaching speaking?". based on the problem formulation, the researcher chooses two experts that explain about jigsaw strategies, they are: aronson (2000) and tewksbury (1995), aronson and tewksbury wrote some steps in applying jigsaw: divide students into small groups, appoint one student from each group as the leader, divide different assignments, assign each student to learn one segment, give students time to prepare themselves, give expert group time to discuss the main points of their segment, bring students back into their jigsaw group, present their segment to the group, guide or control students during the process, make a written assignment to involve comparing work with different team, evaluate students in the group, and ask each group makes a general concluding and a list of important points. the researcher concludes that using jigsaw in teaching speaking is one of alternative strategy to improve students' speaking ability. it is good to implement in teaching speaking because all members in jigsaw group give the same important contribution to others. researcher suggests to the teachers and to the students to use jigsaw in the teaching and learning process, especially in speaking.