IMPROVING STUDENTS SPEAKING SKILL THROUGH COMMUNICATIVE CONVERSTATION OF GRADE 5 STUDENTS OF SDN 101878 TANJUNG MORAWA ACADEMIC YEARS 2018/2019

Abstract

The result of pre-research observation finds some field prob lems in teaching and learning process of speaking English as follows: (1) Students consider English as difficult lesson, (2) the students are shy and afraid to speak English, (3) The students are passive, (4) It is difficult for the students to pronounce English words correctly, (5) It is difficult for the students to ask and answer simple question orally.The problem above, which the learners have in speaking English, may be viewed under three headings: the first is the lack of opportunity to use the language, the second is psychological aspect consisting anxiety and low motivation and the third is lack of understanding the topic. This research done is aimed at (1) Solving the students’ difficulties in speaking English and (2) Improving students’ motivation in learning speaking English.Communicative Conversation are used as the teaching technique to solve students’ difficulties in speaking and to improve the speaking ability. They are chosenbecause of their benefits:reducing anxiety, encouraging motivation, giving chances to use the language and facilitating the students to understand the topic which is being talked.The result of the research shows that communicative conversation are able to solve students’ difficulties in mastering speaking. They can reduce the students’ anxiety and increase students’ motivation so that they are not afraid to speak. They give opportunities to the students to use the language. They can facilitate the students to understand the topicwhich is being talked.