a.
Problems
with Speaking Activities
Ur
(1996: 121) says that
students get problem when they were speak in second language. The problems that
may arise are:
i)
Inhibitions
Unlike
reading, listening, and writing activities, speaking requires some degrees of
real time exposure to an audience. Learners are often inhibited about trying to
say things in foreign language in the classroom, worried about making mistakes,
fearful or critics or losing face, or simply shy of the attention that their
speech attracts.
ii) Nothing
to Say
Even
if they are not inhibited, you hear learners complain that they cannot think of
anything to say, they have no motive to express themselves beyond the guilty
feeling that they should be speaking.
iii) Low
or Uneven Participation
Only
one participant can talk at the time if he or she is to be heard and in a large
group this means that each one will have little talking only, this problem is
compounded by the tendency of some learners to dominate, while others speak
very little or not at all.
iv) Mother
Tongue Use
In
classes where all, or a number of the learners share the same mother tongue,
they may tend to use it because it is easier and it feels unnatural to speak to
one another in foreign language. If they talk in small groups, it can be quite
difficult to get some classes particularly the less disciplined or motivated
ones to keep to the second language.
b.
The
Solution of The Problem
Ur
(1996: 121) says that there
are four solutions can help the teacher to solve the problems. They are:
i)
Use group work
Some
learners get difficult to speak when they have to speak individually. It is
because they are not confident and speechless. But for the beginner, group work
will be very useful. It will stimulate another t speak even sometimes they
still use the native language.
ii) Use
the easy language
In
general, the level of language needed for a discussion should be lower and use
an easy language; it should be easily recalled and produced by the
participants, so they can speak fluently.
iii) Make
the topic interesting
The
teacher should make interesting topic. So, the students ca be motivated to
follow the lesson.
iv) Give
some instruction in discussion skills
If
the task is based on group discussion, tell the learners to make sure that
everyone in the group contributes to the discussion, appoint a chairperson to
each group who will regulate participation.
v) Keep
students speaking in the target language
It is impossible that
the students do not use the target language. So, the teacher might appoint one
of the groups as monitor. It can remind students to use the target language.
Source :
Ur, Penny, 1996 . A Course in Language Teaching . London : Cambridge
University Press
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