Silent Way Essay

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The Silent Way 1. Introduction Basically, there are four skills required in English teaching learning program. They are Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing. Base on those skill, speaking is one of the most important skill in language learning. Speaking, we can convey information and ideas, and maintain social relationship by communicating with others. In learning speaking skill, the students often find some problems. The problem frequently found is that their native language causes them difficult to use the foreign language. Other reason is because of motivation lack to practice the second language in daily conversation. They are also too shy and afraid to take part in conversation. Many factors can cause the problem of the students. Speaking skills namely the students, interest, the material, and the media among others including the technique in teaching English. The silent way is very important in teaching speaking because it gives students opportunity to practice communicating in different social context and in different social roles. In addition, it also allows students to be creative and to put themselves in another person’s place for a while. And why must silent way? According to Gateggno (1963:69) ”this method emphasis the autonomy of the learner, the teacher’s role is to monitor the student’s efforts, and the students are encouraged to have an active role in learning the language”. 2. Discussion. A. Theoretical Foundation According to Brown (1994 :7) “teaching refers to guiding and facilitating, enabling the learner to learn, setting the condition for learning”. Teaching is showing or helping some one to learn how to do something, providing with the knowledge, causing to know or understand. This is another book by an outsider. Like Curran
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