Aco Nasir
Teachers should be selective in using strategies to teach speaking. In line, there are many strategies that can be used in teaching speaking such as TPS, role-play, describing pictures, retelling a story etc. This study proposes that Strategies-Based Instruction can improve learners' speaking skills. This strategy is seen as one of the many appropriate strategies to be used since there is a lot of research show that Strategy-Based Instruction has a positive influence to students' speaking skills. Therefore, this study will discuss on the incorporation of teaching speaking-skills strategy (Gülten KOSR & Hasan BEDIR) in facilitating students' project. The findings obtained from the qualitative and quantitative data show that the students in the training group made a meaningful improvement in their speaking skills as compared to those in the comparison group. While using the Strategy-Based Instruction, students are encouraged to collaborate with peers in exchanging and critically choosing important information. In addition, while finishing the project, students are required to practice and rehearse their language skills before the speaking performance.
Graduate Program in ELT, State University of Malang, East Java, Indonesia
