Meva Noviana

4A
1. Previous study
Research on the use of Silent way method in teaching speaking has be done by
several previous researchers. Here is the description of some previous study that
discusses the use of silent way method in teaching speaking.
The first previous research was done by Irma Rahmawati in Teaching
speaking pronunciation using silent way method (a case study at the fourth grade
students). She thought that there is a method that can be used by teacher to improve
students speaking skill. The method is silent way. She used this method because she
thought that teacher function can be a guide, an organizer, a resource, and evaluator.
This segment discusses the research finding. It discusses the use of silent way method
in learning English pronunciation increased the students speaking skill. The
improvement of students speaking skill by using silent way method was effective
especially for fourth grade students and its good in teaching learning English.
The second pervious research was done by Akhmad Amri in Improving the
students speaking ability through silent way method at the second year students of
SMAN X Bandar lampung. The researcher is interested to use silent way method in
teaching speaking skill at the second year students of SMA N X Bandar Lampung. He
choose that method because he assumes that silent way method is a method that can
encourage, and motivate students to use their English without fell of fear in making
mistake. In Silent Way method, teaching learning is facilitated if the students learn
based on the self-correction. Therefore, this will make students independent,
autonomous, and responsible. In this method, teachers have to make the students rely
on themselves. The students can produce any sound and the teacher will never ask
anybody else to do it for them. So, the students are hoped to be responsible for the
words or utterances they are saying.
From the statement above the writer conclude that there are several
differences from the previous research with the research that will the writer do. Here
are some differences: The methodology of the first previous research used Pre-

Experimental Research and the second previous researcher used Classroom Action
Research, meanwhile the writer will use Experimental Research. Another differences
is the population of the first previous research was the fourth grade students of
fullday primary School of SD Al-Masoom and the second previous research was the
second year students of SMAN X in Bandar Lampung, meanwhile the writer will take
population of the eight grade of Junior High School in Cirebon. In addition, the
previous first researcher was concerned in speaking pronunciation, and the second
previous researcher was concerned in all of the aspect in speaking skill
(Pronunciation, Vocabulary, Structure, Fluency and Comprehension), meanwhile the
writer will concern on Vocabulary in Speaking. Furthermore, the similar from the
previous researcher the writer is the use of silent way method in teaching.
2. Silent way method
According to Gateggno (1963:69) Silent way method emphasis the autonomy of
the learner, the teachers role is to monitor the students efforts, and the students are
encouraged to have an active role in learning the language.
Some of the advantages of teaching speaking ability through Silent Way:
a.

The students are more active in the teaching learning activity.

b. The students will be able to express their thought, ideas, and able to find the
correct themselves.
c. Students will have opportunities to produce the language which connects to an
experience.
d. The students help each other to figure out and produce right forms because
they work as a team.
Some of the disadvantages:
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3. Speaking Skill

According to Webster Dictionary (1984:256) speaking is to utter words, to

express thought by words, to utter speech, discourse, or argue, to talk, to make
mention, to tell by writing , to communicate ideas in any matter. Horn (1980:76) in
Andriany (2004:7) implies speaking also means to use a language in ordinary, not in
singing.