Teacher's Strategies to Encourage Students to Speak English in the Class at SMPN 5 Banjarbaru

Abstract

The teacher's strategy includes various actions or steps taken by the teacher to solve problems and achieve learning goals. In this study, researchers examined how the teacher's strategy in encouraging students to be more confident in speaking English. This study aimed to describe the teacher's strategy in encouraging students to speak English in class at SMPN 5 Banjarbaru. This was a qualitative study with data collected from one teacher and two students of class  VII  of  SMPN  5  Banjarbaru.  This  study  uses  a  closed  questionnaire  in  data collection,  and  the  results  of  the  questionnaire will  be  presented  in  a  qualitative descriptive form. This questionnaire is used to find out the teacher's strategy in encouraging students to speak English in class. Data analysis was carried out through data condensation, data display, and drawing verification conclusions. The results of this study indicate that teachers use 3 strategies to encourage class VII students of SMPN 5 Banjarbaru to speak English in class, namely; Story Completion, Role Play, and Simulation. In each strategy there are activities used by the teacher, this activity aims to support the strategies used by the teacher. The activities used by the teacher  are  based  on  Speaking  Activities  and  the  principles  of  teaching  English speaking.