<![CDATA[This research aimed to examine the lecturer’s perception of implementing small group discussion in teaching speaking, describe its classroom implementation, and identify students’ perceptions of its impact on their speaking learning. The participants were one speaking lecturer and students of the English Education Department at IAIN Bone in the 2023/2024 academic year. Data were collected through classroom observation, lecturer interview, and students’ interview. The lecturer was selected through purposive sampling because he was the only lecturer teaching the Speaking course in the department. Nine students were also selected purposively based on speaking ability: three proficient students, three students with moderate ability, and three students who still experienced speaking difficulties. The findings showed that the lecturer perceived small group discussion as beneficial because it increased students’ opportunities to speak, improved speaking skills, encouraged comfort in expressing ideas, and raised motivation. However, several challenges appeared, such as uninteresting topics, passive students, limited participation, and domination by certain students. These problems were addressed by selecting engaging topics, providing useful expressions, allowing dictionary use, and acting as facilitator. Classroom implementation was structured and supported knowledge sharing. Students also perceived the method positively, particularly in improving vocabulary, fluency, comprehension, participation, confidence, and idea expression skills.]]>
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