Teachers' perception on the use of Show and Tell technique in teaching English speaking

Abstract

The objectives of this research were to find out the teachers’ perception on the use of Show and Tell technique and to find out what are the obstacles when applying this technique. The subjects were 3 English teachers of SMPN 4 Natar. This research conducted by the researcher using qualitative descriptive method and interview questions were used to collect the data. The result showed that there was no significant difference of teachers’ perception toward this technique, the teachers perceived the Show and Tell technique positively. It happened because the technique was related to the students’ daily life and relevant to the curriculum standard the school applied. It can be concluded, Show and Tell technique is one of good techniques in Teaching English Speaking. The more the techniques or material related to students’ daily life, the more the students would be more easy to understand the material and they would get better scores. Thus, it is suggested the English teachers to use Show and Tell technique to make the teaching English speaking be more interesting and make the students be more active in the learning process. In addition, the teachers have to consider the obstacles toward the technique so the students will get better learning achievement.