The Effect Of A Metacognition-Based Communication Strategy Training On Learners’ Oral Communication Skill

Evi Fitri Aglina, Bambang Setiyadi, Feni Munifatullah

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Penelitian ini merperkenalkan sebuah Pelatihan Strategi Berkomunikasi yang berbasis Metakognisi yang bertujuan untuk meningkatkan keahlian berkomunikasi lisan para mahasiswa. Pelatihan ini dilakukan dalam bentuk beberapa aktivitas untuk meng-aktifkan kategori-kategori yang ada dalam metakognisi dan melatih kemampuan penampilan lisan dengan menggunakan Permainan Peran. Penelitian yang merupakan penelitian kuantitative ini menggunakan desain penelitian murni dengan tujuan mengukur keahlian berkomunikasi lisan para pembelajar bahasa asing sebagai efek dari pelatihaan yang dilakukan. Objek penelitian adalah 61 orang mahasiswa program Bahasa Inggris semester 4 di UIN Raden Inten Lampung yang berusia dari 20-24 tahun. Sampel penelitian dalam kelas experimen (n=31) mengikuti 5 minggu program pelatihan yang meliputi rangkaian aktivitas bertujuan meningkatkan keahlian berkomunikasi lisan mereka. Peserta dalam kelompok kontrol (n=30) mengikuti program pembelajaran yang biasa di dalam kelas berbicara.

This study introduces a Metacognition-Based Communication Strategy Training (MBCST) in order to improve the students' oral communication skill. The training was conducted in the form of several activities to activate some metacognitive categories and to rehearsal oral performance by using Role Play. This present study which is a quantitative study with a true-experimental design, was aimed to measure EFL’s oral communication skill as the effect of MBCST. The participants were 61 fourth semester undergraduate students of English Department of UIN Raden Inten Lampung, ranging from 20-24 years of age. The participants in experimental group (n=31) went through a five week intervention program of a Communication Strategy Training that engaged them in a sequence activitities for improving their oral communication skill. The participants in the control group (n=30) went through a conventional speaking instruction program.

Keywords: Communication strategies, metacognition, metacognitive awareness, oral communication skill.


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