Journal of English Language Teaching
Vol 5, No 1 (2016): Serie B

TEACHING SPEAKING BY USING SHORT CARTOON MOVIES TO SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS

Fitrona Hadryanti (English Department Faculty of Languages and Arts State University of Padang)
Don Narius (English Department Faculty of Languages and Arts State University of Padang)



Article Info

Publish Date
09 Sep 2016

Abstract

Speaking ability is very important in English learning to make it easier for someone to exchange information or ideas with others. However, there are still many high school students having problems in speaking. Therefore, the teachers’ teaching techniques should consider increasing students’ motivation, confidence and maximizing speaking activities in the classroom. The use of short cartoon movies is one of the teaching techniques to help teachers tackle the problems. In this technique, students will watch a short cartoon movie based on the topics to be studied. After discussing the events in the movie, the teacher will lead students to be able retelling the movie in pairs in front of the class. By using this technique, students can increase their confidence to speak, reduce boredom due to the use of interesting media and also to improve their behavior through moral values in the story.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

jelt

Publisher

Subject

Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media

Description

Journal of English Language Teaching is a journal published by English Language Teaching Study Program of FBS Universitas Negeri Padang. This journal is published three times a year (March, June, and September). The main purpose of this journal is to advance and foster English Language Teaching or ...