The Implementation of Role Play Game in Teaching Speaking at SMPN 1 Ranuyoso Lumajang

Uyun, Novi Khosiatil (2022) The Implementation of Role Play Game in Teaching Speaking at SMPN 1 Ranuyoso Lumajang. Undergraduate thesis, UIN Kiai Haji Achmad Siddiq Jemberq.

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Abstract

Novi Khosiatil Uyun, 2022. The Implementation of Role Play Game in Teaching Speaking at Smpn 1 Ranuyoso Lumajang.

Key Words: Role Play, Teaching Speaking.

The important thing in English is communication which is included in the speaking aspect. Speaking is the process of building and sharing meaning with verbal and non-verbal symbols, in a variety of contexts. Most of students had problem about speaking and the syllabus about role play there is at eighth grade. The problems faced by students include shame and fear of being wrong in English pronunciation, it makes they rarely practice speaking in class. The other obstacles experienced by students, they don't really understand English, the students are not interested in learning English or they often feel bored with learning. There are many techniques that can be used to develop and motivate students in learning speaking including role play because many researchers have found findings about the application of effective role play in learning speaking.
The research questions in this research were: First, how is the implementation of role play game in teaching speaking at SMPN 1 Ranuyoso Lumajang? Second, how are the students‘ perception toward the use of role play game in teaching speaking?. The research objective of the research were: First, Describe the implementation of role play game in teaching speaking at SMPN 1 Ranuyoso Lumajang. Second, Describe the students‘perception toward the use of role play game in teaching speaking.
The methodology of this research was descriptive-qualitative method, it was considered to appropriately and accurately describe as wide as possible the phenomena. It was conducted at SMPN 1 Ranuyoso, Lumajang 8th grade. This is a junior high school located in Bulutangkur, Ranuyoso, Kecamatan Ranuyoso, Kabupaten Lumajang, Jawa Timur. The participants were 25 students. The data were gathered by observation, interview, questionnaire and document review. Data Technique and data source triangulation were used to validate data.
Based on the results, there were two conclusions. First, the implementation of the role play technique was in accordance with a good role play which stated that role play should be based on a familiar situation, allows the students to speak naturally, and develops the students’ creativity. The role play implemented by asking the students to make a group to perform the play based on certain topics that have already prepared by the teacher in which they had already prepared the script. Second, the description of data from questionnaire indicated that the students of Interactional Speech class were interested in using role play. Almost all of the respondents elected “Strongly Agree” and “Agree”. Role play was considered to bring about positive contribution to help them improve their language skills, especially Speaking.

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