IMPROVING STUDENTS’
SPEAKING SKILL THROUGH DEBATE TECHNIQUE
CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION
A. Background of the Study
Language is a
system for the expression of meaning. Its primary function is for interaction
and communication.2 Language is used by human in order to know and understand
each other. As we know that God created human in different condition and
character, so they need to interact among people.
As a foreign
language in Indonesia, English is learned seriously by many people to have a
good prospect in the community of international world. Recently, English
becomes important. Since it’s important, English is taught widely at formal
school starting from elementary school up to universities; even at informal school i.e. courses.
There are four
skills in learning English they are listening, speaking, reading and writing.
Speaking is very important because speaking and human being cannot be separated
from each other. Speaking is used to express their ideas and to communicate to
people in civilized world.
Speaking seems
intuitively the most important skill to master. The success is measured in
terms of the ability to carry out conversation in language speaking in an
interactive process of constructing meaning that involves producing, receiving,
and processing information. Speaking is very important because by mastering
speaking skill, people can carry out conversations with others, give the ideas
and exchange the information with others.
In speaking,
students should master the elements of speaking, such as vocabularies,
pronunciation, grammar, and fluency. As a foreign learner in Indonesia, many
students have amount vocabularies and mastering?????????
