THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMMUNICATIVE LANGUAGE TEACHING (CLT) METHOD IN TEACHING SPEAKING SKILL AT MASTER OF ENGLISH COURSE (MOEC) MAJENE

Abstract

Teaching speaking is an activity that is not easy. Teaching speaking to students is an activity that needs to be carried out creatively by the teacher using various methods or techniques that can expose students' speaking abilities. Some problems need to be addressed, many obstacles that need to be overcome, and good time management. Based on the initial observation conducted by the researcher at MOEC, the students stated that their speaking skills improved significantly during the course because the CLT method is a solution for students to improve their speaking skills. This study aims to find out how the implementation of Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) method and what obstacles are faced by mentors and students in implementing this method. The subjects of this study were mentors and students at Master of English Course (MOEC) Majene. The researcher used total sampling in data collection. The method used by researchers in collecting data is descriptive qualitative method with observation and interview techniques with total sampling in data collection. The findings show that the implementation of CLT method by the mentor uses several techniques such as dialog, role play, discussion, debate and retelling by dividing students into several groups or pairs. The learning process is more student-oriented because students must actively participate, interact, and communicate individually and in groups. The mentor acts as a facilitator, motivator, communicator and supervises the learning process and provides an evaluation at the end of the class. There are obstacles faced by students and mentors. namely low English skills, such as lack of vocabulary, pronunciation, lack of confidence and different level of skill.

Key words: CLT, Teaching, Speaking Skill