The use of hand puppet in teaching speaking skills for the eighth grade junior high school students at MTs Al-Badri Jember

Azizah, Muslimatul (2024) The use of hand puppet in teaching speaking skills for the eighth grade junior high school students at MTs Al-Badri Jember. Undergraduate thesis, UIN KH Achmad Siddiq Jember.

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Abstract

Keywords: Teaching Speaking Skills, Hand Puppet.

Speaking appears to be the most challenging of the four fundamental English language abilities that often occurs in the field and students complain about, because speaking is done quickly and leaving little time for word choice. Therefore, innovative teaching is really needed so that learners are interested in practicing their speaking skills. One interesting way to teach students’ speaking skills is by using learning media such as hand puppets. Hand Puppet can encourage language development by providing an engaging and entertaining teaching and learning activities.
The aim of the research is to analyze the use of hand puppet in teaching students’ speaking skills. Thus, this research has three focuses, those are: 1). How is the Planning Stage of Teaching Speaking Skills by Using Hand Puppet for the Eighth Grade Junior High School Students at MTs Al-Badri Jember? 2). How is the Implementation Stage of Teaching Speaking Skills by Using Hand Puppet for the Eighth Grade Junior High School Students at MTs Al-Badri Jember? 3). How is the Evaluation Stage of Teaching Speaking Skills by Using Hand Puppet for the Eighth Grade Junior High School Students at MTs Al-Badri Jember?
The research subjects consist of an English teacher and 31 eighth-grade students at MTs Al-Badri Jember. This research uses the descriptive qualitative research method, where the data are collected through observation, interview, and document review to obtain a comprehensive understanding of the teaching and learning process. Data analysis is conducted using the theory from Milles Huberman and Saldana that included data collection, data condensation, data display, and verifying conclusion. Source triangulation and techniques triangulation are used to validate the data collected.
The results showed that 1) The planning stage of teaching students’ speaking skills by using hand puppet are: a) The teacher identified students' challenges in speaking skills then she decided to use hand puppet media to address these issues. b) The teacher designed lesson plan. c) The teacher was choosing descriptive text material. d) The learning objectives included: students’ ability to identify, analyze, and compose descriptive text. e) Focused on communicative language teaching (CLT) approach. f) The teacher determined the teaching procedures. g) The teacher created students' speaking assessment rubric. 2) The implementation stage of teaching students’ speaking skills by using hand puppet are divided into three steps of activities those are: pre-activities, main activities, and closing activities. 3) The evaluation stage of teaching students’ speaking skills by using hand puppet are conducted by using formative tests with a detailed scoring rubric, where the assessment was done directly in the classroom when students were describing their favorite animals. The aspects assessed include accuracy (vocabulary, pronunciation, grammar), fluency, dan comprehension.

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