Electronic Theses and Dissertation

Speaking is very important for students in learning english as foreign language. however, the students sometimes get difficulties in speaking. consequently, the teacher should apply the appropriate technique in teaching speaking. this thesis is entitled teaching speaking through group work activity for senior high school students .the objective of this study is to look at some given theories and research findings on the use of group work technique in teaching speaking. this study employs library research, which was conducted through the exploration of readings in library and the internet. readings obtained were then processed and described systematically. the discussion of this study focuses on the effectiveness of using group work technique in solving students' problems in teaching and learning process of speaking skill. base on the research findings and experts statements, it was found that group work technique can improve the students' speaking skill. this study also found that using group work technique can help students to be able to use the target language communicatively. besides, they will be more active, motivated, and confident therefore, the results of this study can be used as a treatment model in speaking. hopefully, this study can be useful for other english teachers and the future researchers.