Title: Puppetshow as a means for teaching listening comprehension and speaking as an integrated skill : a suggested extra-curricular activity for SMP
Abstract: In the foreign language teaching-learning, there
are four major language skills that should be taught in
the class, they are: listening, speaking, reading and
writing. These four language skills are integrated to
each other. However, the major goal of foreign language
learners is to master the first two skills (listening
and speaking) since they are very important in daily
communication. Carol says that for most foreign language
learners, the ability to speak the language fluently, and
to understand it when it is spoken by native speakers, is
a kind of competence that is most valued and desired.
Nowadays, mastering English is the great desire
for people whose first language is not English. This is
because English has become an International language. It
is used in many fields such as education, science,
business, medical, or international affairs. People who
gets involved in those field needs English as their
communication device.
As English becomes more and more important and
must be needed the Indonesian Ministry of Education and
Culture puts English as one of the major lessons at
school. English has been taught to Junior High School
students but recently some schools have taught it to the
fourth grade of Elementary School. Whereas in fact, a lot
of students still face some problems in mastering English,
especially the listening and speaking skill.
Some experts state that the use of puppet show is
a good way to teach English, especially listening and
speaking. This puppet show can create a more, relax, fun
and enjoyable situation in the class. The puppets can get
the students to listen and speak in English. Besides that,
puppets also help the students to build their creativities
in using English orally so that the students, finally, can
use the spoken language communicatively.
The puppet show will be done mostly by the
students. The students should present the show in turn.
Once, a group become the puppeteers in other time they
become the audience. The group who becomes puppeteers
should play the puppets while the rest of the class who
becomes the audience should pay attention to the show and
give response for it. To avoid the students' boredom, the
way in presenting the puppet show should be varied, for
instance: short conversation, short stories, or games. Finally, the writer suggests creativity in making
materials and students' ability to join the activity be
encouraged. The writer hopes that the techniques she
suggests could give some contribution to the teaching
technique that have been existed.
Publication Year: 1995
Publication Date: 1995-01-01
Language: en
Type: dissertation
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