Thesis submitted to the Department of English Language Education, Faculty of Education and Teacher Training, State Institute for Islamic Studies Syekh Nurjati Cirebon in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements of Bachelor of Islamic Education in

TITLE i

LETTER OF AUTHENTICITY ii

DEDICATION iii

MOTTO iv

APPROVAL v

RATIFICATION vi

OFFICIAL NOTE vii

CURRICULUM VITAE viii

ABSTRACT ix

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT x

PREFACE xi

TABLE OF CONTENT xii

LIST OF FIGURE xv

LIST OF TABLE xvi

LIST OF CHART xviii

LIST OF APPENDIX xix

CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION

1. 
   Background of the Problem 1
   
2. 
   Focus of the study 4
   
3. 
   Questions of the research 4
   
4. 
   Aims of the research 5
   
5. 
   Significance of the research 5
   
6. 
   Theoritical Foundation 6
   
   1. 
      Strategy 6
      
      1. 
         The definition of strategy 6
         
      2. 
         Types of strategy 6
         
   2. 
      The nature of speaking 10
      
   3. 
      Elements of speaking 12
      
   4. 
      Types of speaking performance 12
      
   5. 
      Micro and macro skills of speaking 13
      
   6. 
      Teaching speaking 15
      

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1. 
   Objectives of teaching speaking 16
   
2. 
   Principles for designing speaking activities 16
   
3. 
   Teacher's role in speaking activities 17
   
4. 
   Developing speaking activities 18
   
1. 
   Learning speaking 19
   
   1. 
      Purpose for practicing speaking 20
      
   2. 
      Criteria for successful learners 22
      
   3. 
      Students' problems in learning speaking 22
      
2. 
   Asessment of speaking 27
   
3. 
   Community 29
   
   1. 
      English Community 29
      
   2. 
      English Intensive Program 30
      
4. 
   Conceptual Framework 31
   
1. 
   Research Methodology 32
   
   1. 
      The objective of the research 32
      
   2. 
      Place and time of the research 32
      
   3. 
      Method of the research 33
      
   4. 
      The source and type of data 34
      
      1. 
         Primary data source 34
         
      2. 
         Secondary data source 35
         
   5. 
      Instruments of the research 36
      
      1. 
         Human Instrument 36
         
2. 
   Techniques of collecting data 36
   
   1. 
      Observation 36
      
   2. 
      Interview 36
      
   3. 
      Questionnaire 37
      
   4. 
      Study of Document 37
      
3. 
   The techniques of data analysis 37
   
4. 
   Literature Review 40
   

CHAPTER II The Implementations of The Teacher Strategies in Teaching Speaking at English Intensive Program of MA An-Nur Cirebon 45

CHAPTER III Students' Difficulties In Speaking at English Intensive Program of MA An-Nur Cirebon 60

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CHAPTER IV The Teacher Strategies In Overcoming Students' Difficulties In Speaking at English Intensive Program of MA An-Nur Cirebon 78

CHAPTER V CONCLUSION 118

1. 
   Conclusion 118
   
2. 
   Suggestion 119
   
3. 
   Implication 120
   

BIBLIOGRAPHY 121

APPENDIXES

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