Exploring English Teacher’s Teaching Strategies to Build Students’ Confidence to Practice Speaking English

Abstract

This study aims to explore English teacher’s teaching strategies to build students’ confidence to practice speaking English. Case study was used as research method with data collection techniques through classroom observation and interviews. The results of this study showed that the three teaching strategies (partner work, modeled talk, and story reenactment) had significant implications for students’ confidence to practice speaking English. This was reflected in various attitudes of students, namely students’ persistence and desire to practice speaking English, a high sense of optimism and learning motivation, students’ open-mindedness to receive positive feedbacks from teacher, mental and physical health state, students’ ability to adapt to subject matter in order to achieve learning objectives, as well as encouragement to become autonomous learners. 

The making of proficient young EFL learners in a bilingual speaking class: challenges and strategies

“…Several researchers have discussed issues on teacher strategies in teaching speaking skills. Studies by Pratama and Awaliyah (2016), Robert and Pane (2020), Samae (2020), and Septiana and Rahayuningsih (2022) reported there are numerous strategies used by teachers to teach English speaking skills to young learners. However, the research studies focus on teaching English to young learners aged 13-14 and students at junior high school level did not focus on bilingual classes.…”