INVESTIGATING ENGLISH STRATEGY OF SPEAKING AUTODIDACT LEARNERS AT SELONG BELANAK
M BAYU HENDRIYADI
Study Program of Discourse Analysis
Email: bayu1166@gmail.com
ABSTRACT
- This study investigated strategies for developing speaking skill and the purpose of this study is to explore how do the autodidact learner learn in English. This study used descriptive qualitative research design. The participants of this study were five autodidacts learners from selong belanak. To find the result of this research, the data was collected by two research instruments: observation and Interview. From the data analysis, the result of this of this research shows that the autodidact applied almost all of the strategis strategies in learning English espesially on speaking were sosial strategies and affective strategies. In terms developing or enhancing pronounciation they used social strategies and cognitive strategies. In terms to strategy of enriching vocabulary they used memory strategies, social strategies and cognitive strategies. In terms to improving fluency in speaking they used social strategies, and cognitive strategies. In term to improving accent they used social strategies and cognitive startegies.
Key words: speaking skill, social strategies, memory strategies, affective strategies, cognitive strategies.
- Introduction
- Speaking is one of the most basic skills in English language that learners have to communicate which involve tongue and lung, and they can produce a sound that people can receive and understand the means of speaker then giving feedback. It is defined that speaking as an interactive process of contructing that involves producing and receiving information Burns and Joyce (1997), and louna (2004) cited in Torky, (2006, p.34)
- It is concluded that speaking is basic skills that called oral communication where people can express their ideas, knowladge and feelings that people can understand then give resppond. In addition, speaking is tool to communicate as function in order to build a relationship.
- Meanwhile, concerning the importance of speaking skills for communication in the world, language learning strategy has been made by many instittutions, esspecially in educational sector. Not only the teachers prrepared well but also some education school provide some facilities such as book, online resources, and conducting online class with native speakers. Language learning strategy are the concious steps or behaviours used by language learners to enhance the acquisition, storage, recall, and use of new information (Oxford, 2011) cited in Safranj (2015, p.775). OMalley and Chamot (1990, p. 1) cited in Gani, Fajrina and Hanifa (2015, p.20) state that "learning strategies are special thoughts or behaviors that individuals use to help them comprehend, learn, or retain new information". And Oxford (1990, p. 8) also points out learning strategies are specific actions taken by learners to help their own learning, to make the learning easier, faster, more enjoyable, more self-directed, more effective and more transferable. Every learning process requires a manner or strategy to be adapted in order to achieve the main purpose of learning .
- . Today, an autodidact get demand of high achievement wtihin particular field. According to Fisher.P and Fisher.R (2007, p.516) state that "The autodidact is now generally seen as someone who has acquired high levels of expertise, usually in particular field, through self-education. meanwhile According to Rogers (1983) cited in Sun and Duo (2010, p.156) indicated that self-directed learning is to learn or to choose in learner's free manner, and he took self-directed learning as the personal process of learning how to learn, how to change and how to adapt.
- Nowdays, many people learn English by an autodidact through workplace and experience. According to Tough (1971) cited in Bouchard (1994, p.2) submit that learners usually engage in learning activities because of the benefits they expect to derive by doing so. In the case of workplace learning, the organizational context is the key determinant of where, what, why, when, and how something is learned. According to Tremblay (1993) cited in Baskett (1993, p.3) pointed out that there are three dimensions to be considered when discussing self-directed learning in the workplace: initiative, planning and autonomy. Self-directed on the-job learning can mean that the individuals takes the initiative and do the planning, but the autonomy to choose how , when, when, why, what and where to learn. Meanwhile such as people who live at Selong Belanak beach or tourism area, They work and learning through actvity at tourism area. Eventhough they are never have school such as formal education but they are good in English especially in speaking. In additions, environment such as tourism area can be influence to people who is learning English by an autodidact.
- However, based on the researcher observation the autodidact learners have good in English specially in speaking and also they are more confident in using English. In every days at their activity actually they are mostly using local language (SASAKNESS), but they speak English when they have a guest. Beside that, They know English since western people (tourist) come. Meanwhille, because of the demand of places such as tourism places they must speak English when the western people come. Therefore, concerning of the observation this study will explore what is the language strategy were applied by an autodidact learner in speaking skills at Selong Belanak beach they use for learning English and how they learn.
- Method
- Participants
The participants of the research conducted five surf guide or people who lives in Selong Belanak. The five participants comes from autodidact learner who was learning English language especially in speaking by their own manner.