The Comparison of Both Journals with the Same Topic

Every journal that we read have coincidentally similarity and also have differences. So, in this week I want to share you about both journals “Teaching Speaking Skills in English Language using Classroom Activities in Secondary School Level in Eldoret Municapality, Kenya”  (first journal) and “Psychologycal Factor Affecting English Speaking Performance for the English Learners in English” (second journal). I think it’s so interesting when I can compare both journals that I have read entirely, because in journal we found the differences that make me know more about knowledge, such as the methods or the procedures that the researchers use for his or her works.

I’m going to begin with the similiarities of both journals. “Psychologycal Factor Affecting English Speaking Performance for the English Learners in English” and “Teaching Speaking Skills in English Language using Classroom Activities in Secondary School Level in Eldoret Municapality, Kenya” is have similar factors that make student who learn English is not able to speak English, because the student embarrased when they speak in front of their friends and have no confident, also they afraid if they make mistake in speaking. In addition, I think this is main problem that make student not join in speaking, that is lack of vocabulary, the student often confuse when they hard to find out English vocabulary, so part of them are used to switch-code to their native language when speak English.

Also I have differences among both of journals, that is the method that used of each journal. 

First journal, “Teaching Speaking Skills in English Language using Classroom Activities in Secondary School Level in Eldoret Municapality, Kenya”:

1.  The researcher is using two data collection instruments namely: questionnaire and observation schedule. Based on questionnaire from teacher and student and calsroom observations, the activities by teacher of English language in their lesson included dramatization, impromptu speeches, story-telling, role play, dialogue, oral narratives, poems recitation, songs and tongue twister. Also the teacher use those methods based on classroom situation.
2. The prticipants that involved in observation for first journal is secondary school students. A total of eight out of twenty three secondary schools, constituting about 30% in Municipality were selected. And select 30% from three student per school.
3. Observed to three district, namely Eldoret East, Wareng and Uasin Gishu West, Uasin Gishu County Kenya.

Second journal, “Psychologycal Factor Affecting English Speaking Performance for the English Learners in English”:

1. Using various traditional methods in data collection procedure like personal fied notes, audio tape recording, diaries, recording, questionnaires, documentary evidence, slide, tape, photography
2.  The participants were 20 students in Applied Linguistic field at the Graduate School of Yogyakarta State University.

I think that’s all the similarity and differences of both journals that I have read. The more we read to different journal the more knowledge that we will get for ourself.

Nature of Speaking Skill

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As we know that I have mentioned in previous discussion that English is as a foreign language in Indonesia, and should be taught, also English include to compulsory subject in Indonesia educational system. It because that Indonesia has so many islands and huge archipelago, which is Indoenesia needs development in every single aspect that regarded make Indonesia people become a society that follow change of the world. Moreover, English use is important in order that Indonesia student has a wide opportunity to compete with foreign student from different countries.

Speaking performace of Indonesia student affected by many vernaculars and different dialect in every district. This situation can make Indonesia student have difficulty to appropriately speaking English. And this is the reason why English role in Indonesia is as foreign language, because there are three prominent categories that is Bahasa Indonesia, regional vernaculars,and foreign language.

The important thing when we learn foreign language is speaking. The language learner are used to apprise their succes with how how much they can improve speaking foreign language appropriately. Whereas speaking is not perfunctorily convey the words or sentences, but also speaking is about how we thought to knowledge, how we express ourself, our opinions to something that’s happening (Luona).  In addition, speaking needs interaction with the others, so that the language learner can advance their speaking not only in vocabulary but also open up their literacy.

The mastery of speaking English is an ultimate thing that should be concerned because speaking is oral activity which means every language learner needs a courage in order that they convey what they thoughts and what they feel. But the question is how make students who learn be fearless and not to shy when they try to speak? The answer will be known in next review on my blog. Make sure that you always visit and give a support comments.

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Psychology Factor Affecting the Student Speaking of English

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In this century, English takes a place as an important language that used people around the world. More than that, English is not only a language that being used for communicate, but also English gives an opportunity to society to expand their skill in order that  they have a chance to get a better job, also people use English for many aims. Thus, English is an international language that used by all of human on the earth include non-native speaker. Beside that, most the country in the world consider English as compulsory subject of their educational system include Indonesia.

According to Kachru’s model of World Englishes, there are three Concentric Circle of the language. The first is the Inner Circle, that is countries that used English as their first language, such as United State, United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand. The second is the Outer Circle, that is English institutionalized, such as India, Nigeria, Bangladesh, Singapura, Malaysia. The last is the Expanding Circle, that these countries are the rest of the world’s population, such as European, Mali, China, Egypt, Russia, Japan, Korea, and Indonesia.

In Indonesia, English is regarded as a primary foreign language eventhough Indonesia include to the Expanding Circle of of Kachru’s model of World Englishes, but English being taught in school of in this country also English more importance rather than the other languages  that exist in the world. English to be taught in school from the elementary school  that is the fourth grade, and English learning keep on going till they are in university as their course. There are part of Indonesia students  are used to speak English well in their daily life, but the rest of them still lack of communication in English. It because they have several anxieties when they try to express themselves using English.

Speaking is one of part of English subject that need express through oral activity, which every students should convey their opinions about something of knowledge with communication. But, this matter become concerned because most of Indonesian students are still have some difficulties to speaking. Which means speaking requires big effort to advance Indonesian students to be brave to speaking in English. Whereas speaking is such an important thing in order that students to be able to compete with the students from diefferent country in educational world.

Here are the discussion of the journal:
1. Intrroduction

2. Theoritical Review
a. English as a Foreign Language in Indonesia
b. Nature of Speaking Skill

3. Research Method

4. Finding
a. Description
b. Discussion
c. Suggestionn

5. Conclusion 

The Result of Speaking Strategies in The classroom

I have explained all aspects of this journal, so the last discussion for my review is result. According to the journal contexts, there are several advantages for speaking classroom activities and also there are lacks that will happen if teachers don’t have certain strategies in the way their teaching to the learners.

As I said before to the previous explanation that teachers have learning strategies depent to the classroom situation, actually that’s good thing because the teachers can adjust their learning based on the learners need. But for one strategy activity that is group discussion is not enough good because they always do switch-code to their mother language, which means they lack of vocabularies. In this case, the teachers should give directive for instance is let the learners to using the dictionary which can help them to found out the hard vocabularies. Beside the lack of group discussion, this strategy is the most chosen the learners as their speaking learning strategy, because they can freely speak in English to their peer without feel embarrased. Moreover, the teachers should give some motivation to the learners in order that English is not only for they learn in the classroom, but also for the learners’ future for instance the learners can communicate with the foreign, get a better job, and all positive aspects toward English langauge. Those aspects will be increasing the learners motivation to learn English.

The  teachers’ motivation will be pointless if the teachers are not giving enough learning model, such as invite the native speaker. The purpose of involved the native speaker is enable the learners to interact with the native speaker, which means the learner pronunciation will be imroving and the learners’ motivation will be increasing rather than  just the teachers’ motivation. “Provide students with numerous opportunities of intercultural exploration.  When students encounter new cultural aspects or reflect on their own culture through the perception of foreign eyes, it is possible to gain their interest” (Talley and Hui-ling, 2014).