Teaching Speaking through Puppet Show at English for Children Class (EC), Lembaga Bahasa dan Pendidikan Profesi LIA English Center Slipi Branch

m. fadlillah [et.all]; dr. santi c. djonhar, ma; h. ujang suparman, ma., ph.d;

The purpose of this study is to investigate how Puppet Show affects
students’ speaking skill. It is also meant to find out students’ opinion toward the
use of Puppet Show in their class.
The research is qualitative by nature. It is done in a natural setting where
the researcher gathered words or pictures and then analyzed them inductively. The
researcher used her own class so that she experienced herself and witnessed all of
the evidences. She taught her students speaking skill through puppet.
The activity in the classroom was recorded and videotaped day-by-day so
that each activity could be seen and investigated. In order to get the data the
researcher used video, note taking and interview to investigate student’s behavior
and Oral performance in form of Puppet Show. These three completed each other
in giving comprehensive data. The activity in the classroom was recorded and
videotaped day-by-day so that each activity could be seen and investigated. The
note taking was used to complete the data. The researcher also interviewed the
students and the parents in order to get more information about exposures the
students got from outside the classroom. The oral performance was transcribed and then analyzed. Transcription was needed to make written evidence. The oral
performance in the form of Puppet Show was scored 3 times.