Learning Strategies to Develop Speaking Skill: A Case Study of Good Oral Competent Students of Madrasah Aliyah Negeri Karanggede

Abstract

There are some factors that influence second language acquisition they are anxiety, social distance, age differences, aptitude, motivation, personality and learning style, and the last one is learning strategies. Learning strategies are strategies used by learners in order to achieve their goals in learning second language. The aims of this research are (1) to identify learning strategies used by good oral competent students of MAN Karanggede and (2) to analyze factors that contribute the choice of learning strategies used by good oral competent students of MAN Karanggede. This research is a qualitative research which focuses on case study research. The participants are two students from the eleventh grade of MAN Karanggede which choose from students score and observation. The researcher use observation, questionnaire and interview to collect the data. The result of the study shows that learning strategy used by good oral competent students are memory strategy, cognitive strategy, compensation strategy affective strategy and social strategy. They ask for clarification to correct their mistake and they ask their teacher to help them if they have difficulties. They also uses cognitive and compensation strategies which refers to use practicing, receiving and sending messages strategies, analyzing and reasoning the learners translate the language deductively to understand the subject easily.The factors that contribute the choices of learning strategy from student 1 because song is long lasting she easier to improve her speaking skill with that learning strategy. On the other side, student 2 focus on reviewing well because it can help him understanding and remembering the new vocabulary.