Lecturers’ methods in teaching speaking at the university of Muhammadiyah Aceh

Abstract

This research aimed at investigating; 1) what methods were applied by lecturers in teaching speaking; and 2) how were the methods applied in the classroom. This study employed qualitative research and was descriptive in nature. The respondent of this study were two English lecturers who taught speaking subject at the University of Muhammadiyah Aceh. In collecting the data, the researcher used two kinds of instrument; observation and interview. The data were analyzed using Miles and Huberman technique which proposed three simultaneous flows of action: a) data reduction; b) data display; and c) verification/conclusion. The result shows that; 1) the most of the methods applied in teaching speaking were communicative language teaching and direct method; and 2) the implementing method in teaching speaking consisted of material presentation by the lecturer and classroom discussion.