USING BRAINSTORMING TECHNIQUE TO PROMOTE SPEAKING ABILITY FOR THE FIRST YEAR OF SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AT SMAN 4 PORWOKERTO

Abstract

The aim of this research is to describe and explain the implementation of brainstorming in teaching English at the First Year of SMAN 4 Purwokerto. The title of this research is “Using Brainstorming Technique to Promote
 Speaking Ability for The First Year of Senior High School Students at SMAN 4 Purwokerto”.This research was held at the first year of Senior High School Students at SMAN 4 Purwokerto. The researcher collected the data from interview and observation. This research used qualitative data. This research has a result that showed the activities of English teachers in the implementation of brainstorming
at the First Year of Senior High School 4 Purwokerto were varies. However the researcher found and identified some common ways in the implementation of brainstorming. The ways were in the beginning teachers explain the objective of brainstorming. Then, teachers use various activities to brainstorm students  ideas for example: word map, making list of words. Teachers did not judge on students ideas in order to gain as many as students ideas. At the end , teachers announce the topic of the lesson.