STUDENTS’ STRATEGIES IN OVERCOMING
SPEAKING PROBLEMS IN SPEAKING CLASS OF SECOND
SEMESTER AT ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION
A. Background of Study
English
is used widely all over the world. It is used for business, diplomacy, science,
culture, and education. So Mastering spoken
English is very important. Besides we have entered globalization information and
free market era. Information from abroad comes rapidly and freely. Most of them
use English as a spoken language, although they do not come from England,
America or Australia. Hence, if we want to communicate with them we have to be
able to use English, at least orally. It is not enough to master English
structurally.
Nowadays,
English is already taught as local content subject at elementary school in
Indonesia. In addition, English has been taught in junior high school to
university as compulsory subject. This fact proves that English is important to
be learnt by all students. In studying English students develop all skills,
there are 4 basic skill competence that student should master; they are
writing, listening, reading and speaking, every skill has its own goal to be
reached as the requirement of English mastery.
The
goal of writing skill is to make students have an ability to make good essay that
is semantically and grammatically correct. Listening skill requires the
students to comprehend the material through listening to direct conversation or
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