Macro Strategies Employed by Senior High School English Teachers in Facilitating Students’ Speaking Skill

Abstract

This research was supported by Directorate General of Higher Education Ministry of Research, Technology and Higher Education of the Republic of Indonesia as the organizer of BPPDN.

Abstract

Kumaravadivelu proposed Macro Strategies which is he believed provides prospective guidelines for teachers to develop their own classroom teaching techniques. Thus, this study was accomplished to upsurge students speaking skill and their engagement personally in learning English. The purposive sampling was used asthe participants who were selected had the specific aims to meet the criteria. Two English teachers and theirs’ 40 students are chosen as the participant in conducting this study. This study applied qualitative case study which was still in ongoing process of research. There were two kinds of instrument to collect data, classroom observation, and interview to teacher and students. From preliminary research showed that not all teachers applied the indicators and the strategies of macro strategies from Kumaravadivelu. Teachers’ consideration were varied in selecting the strategies. Educational background, teaching experience, row input of the students and school facilities became the core reasons of not conducting all strategies. It was also found that students’ engagement in cognitive, emotional, and behaviour were increasingly better as they felt learning was fun and interesting. Students’ speaking skill were also showing step up even though not in significant result to all students.

Keywords: Macro strategies, Speaking skill, Students’ engagement.

DOI: 10.7176/JEP/10-21-10

Publication date:July 31^st 2019