Abstract
Second language (L2) pedagogy and second language acquisition (SLA) have acknowledged the significant role of learning strategies. It, then, suggests the significance of learning strategies in second language learning or, even, acquisition, especially helping students be better learners. With regard to this, a community service project is proposed to implement this SBI in SMP Muhammadiyah 2 Malang. The students’ problem in speaking ability seems to derive from lacks of knowledge about oral communication strategies (OCSs). Therefore, the project team plans to implement an SBI which is mostly the combination of OCSs and metacognitive model. The project implementation falls into four meeting with the focus described as follows (1) Introducing OCSs and metacognitive training model, (2) Employing help-seeking strategies and modified interaction strategies through conversation tasks, (3) Employing modified output strategies and time-gaining strategies through conversation tasks and (4) Employing maintenance strategies and self-solving strategies through conversation tasks. This project is expected to give best practice to the English teachers of partner school as a part of teaching professionalism improvement and development.
Highlights
Learning CommunityA preliminary research was conducted to understand contextual aspects of a particular learning community and issues on English teaching and learning faced by the school as well
The reinforcement of the strategy use was done by reminding the students to apply the help-seeking strategy and modified output strategy. The students selfevaluated their performance and strategy use during the practice session, and by doing this, the students developed their metacognitive awareness of their learning process as it is important in maintaining the effectiveness of the strategies in the future
In this proposed integration students evaluated themselves by making use of the record and writing their evaluation in their journal. The students discussed their performance with their partner of interlocutor in the previous conversation
Summary
Learning CommunityA preliminary research was conducted to understand contextual aspects of a particular learning community (a partner school) and issues on English teaching and learning faced by the school as well. The school, which is situated in Sidomulyo Sub-District of Batu, has more or less 150 students in three different levels, namely 7th, 8thand 9th grades. There are six classrooms in total with more or less 25 students for each class. These students learn English as a compulsory subject as regulated by the national curriculum used in the school. Implementing English teaching and learning, the school hires two English teachers with relevant education background. These teachers have been teaching English in the school for more than 5 years. In terms of sharing teaching work, they split themselves to teach the 7th-grade and 8th-grade classes and work together to teach 9th-grade ones
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