Abstract
This study was done to study the learning strategies used by both low and high performance speaking students in developing their speaking skills as well as the differences between the learning strategies used by both groups of learners. The reason for conducting this research was the fact that the competency of many students in speaking English was still considered unsatisfactory in Banda Aceh. We postulated that one aspect involved in the process of developing speaking skills was the learning strategies used by the learners. In this study, the data was collected through field research by means of documents, questionnaires, and interviews. The result of this study indicated that high performance speaking students had better balance in using all kinds of learning strategies (memory, cognitive, compensatory, metacognitive, affective, and social) for enhancing their speaking skills; the same could not be found with low performance speaking students. Besides, the high performance students employed more learning strategies consciously and appropriately compared to the low performance students. Based on the research results, it is suggested that students should be trained to be more aware of their own speaking learning strategies. They should use appropriate language learning strategies more consciously, purposefully, and frequently to be more successful in developing their speaking skills.
Highlights
1.1 BackgroundIn this age of globalization, English has increasingly become the medium in every domain of communication, both in local and global contexts
This research study was conducted at High School No 3 or Sekolah Menengah Atas Negri (SMAN) 3 in Banda Aceh
The results obtained from high speaking performance students showed an average of 3.50 for affective strategy, an average of 4.05 for memory strategy, an average of 4.06 for cognitive strategy, an average of 4.06 for compensation strategy, an average of 4.10 for social strategy, and an average of 4.30 for metacognitive strategy. These numbers showed that the high performance learners usually used all the learning strategies mentioned in Strategy Inventory for Language Learning (SILL)
Summary
In this age of globalization, English has increasingly become the medium in every domain of communication, both in local and global contexts. Students’ Learning Strategies for Developing Speaking Ability | 17 demand for speakers who can use English effectively in every country. English is called the International Language and is the second language of many countries in the world. In Indonesia, English is considered a foreign language, for it is a language studied in an environment where it is not the primary means for daily interaction and the use of the language is restricted. Even though English is said to be difficult to learn and to use, it keeps attracting people to learn it
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