Students’ Strategy in Improving English Speaking Proficiency at Modern Islamic Boarding School of Darul Hikmah Tulungagung

ABSTRACT NURANNISA, ERVI 2015. Student Registed Number. 3213113069. Students’ Strategy in Improving English Speaking Proficiency at Modern Islamic Boarding School of Darul Hikmah Tulungagung. Sarjana Thesis. English Education Program. Faculty of Tarbiyah and Teacher Training State Islamic Institute (IAIN) of Tulungagung, Advisor: H.Nur Samsu, S.Pd.I,M.Pd Keywords : learning strategy, speaking proficiency In speaking, students need preparations, especially students in Modern Islamic Boarding School in the future they have to obligation use English language in everywhere these problem students must be have many strategies in mastering speaking skill. In this research, the researcher wants to know strategies employed by students of Modern Islamic Boarding School of Darul Hikmahin learning speaking and the strategies employed are contributive to improve their English proficiency. The formulation of the research problem were: 1) What kinds of learning strategy are employed by the students at Modern Islamic Boarding School of Darul Hikmah Tulungagung? 2) How are the strategies employed contribution to improve their speaking proficiency? The purpose of this study were: 1) To find out kinds of learning strategies which are employed by the students Modern Islamic Boarding School of Darul Hikmah Tulungagung 2) To know the contributive of students’ learning strategies employed to improve speaking proficiency Modern Islamic Boarding School of Darul Hikmah Tulungagung. The research design in this study was descriptive design with qualitative approach. The data source of this research was the students who have good ability in speaking English of Modern Islamic Boarding School at Darul Hikmah Tulungagung, the female students of of Modern Islamic Boarding School at Darul Hikmah Tulungagung. The technique of data collection of this research were doing documentation and conducting interview. As the result, the researcher found students’ good speaking proficiency is achieved by employing various learning strategies to mastery many aspect in speaking such as (1) looking up dictionary, (2) making notes, (3) providing some of new vocabularies per day, (4) memorizing the words before going to sleep, (5) applying new vocabulary in speaking daily activity, (6) having grammar books and write one by one of tenses in a paper then glue it at room wall, (7) sharing with other friends or teacher about grammar, (8) accustoming to train pronunciation includes imitating the pronunciation of words, (9) understanding of the theme that will be spoken, (10) writing what will be spoken, (11) controlling of emotion include deadening nervous and enjoy, (12) keeping on to practice wherever they are. The employed strategies give positive contribution to support the students speaking ability. Through doing various learning strategies they can enriech their vocabulary, grammar and pronounciation. Those components are important possessed when the students later can take vole as a guide. In short, having skill in speaking supported by good vocabulary, pronounciation, and grammar mastery, the students can become professional guide, so they are ready to compete in work world to be a professional guide