| dc.description.abstract | Speaking is one of the important English language skills that should be mastered by students and
teachers besides the other language skills (reading, listening and writing). According to Chancy
(1998:3), "speaking is the process of building and sharing meaning through the use of verbal and
nonverbal symbols in a variety of context. Speaking is a crucial part of second language learning
and teaching". Ur (1996) considered speaking as the most important skill among the four skills
(listening, speaking, reading, and writing) because people who know a language are referred to
as speakers of that language. This indicates that using a language is more important than just
knowing about it because “there is no point knowing a lot about language if you can’t use it”
(Scrivener, 2005:146). In this case, students should be able to communicate with others in order
to get or to share their knowledge and/or to express what they feel. | en_US |
