USING REALIA to IMPROVE STUDENTS’ SPEAKING SKILL in JUNIOR

HIGH SCHOOL

Hanifah Nori Agustin

email: hanifah.ag8@gmail.com
English Education Department
Faculty of Teacher Training and Education
Lamongan Islamic University

ABSTRACT
This paper aimed to describe teaching speaking by using realia. The point is to explain how to teach speaking in
junior high school students by using realia to improve student ability and motivation. The students' main problems
are low motivation and lack of vocabulary. As a result, it makes students afraid to speak. To solve that problem, the
teacher must look for some teaching strategies or media. Teachers can use any media, one of them is realia. Realia
are real objects in the classroom that are used to build background vocabulary and student knowledge. In learning
English, this media can be an alternative media for students because it allows students to use their senses. That
means, it will last longer in the minds of students because students can see and touch objects directly. And the use of
realia as a medium teaching English speaking in junior high school students brings many advantages to English
classrooms. For example, creating a lively and fun classroom that will increase students' interest and motivation to
speak.
Keywords: Teaching, Speaking Skill, Realia