SELECTING THE RIGHT TOPICS TO ENHANCE THE CRITICAL THINKING IN SPEAKING CLASS, A LESSON STUDY BETWEEN TEACHER-LECTURERS

Main Authors: NURHAJATI, DIANI, KENCANAWATI, DEWI, RIWAYATININGSIH, RIKA
Format: Article PeerReviewed Book
Bahasa: eng
Terbitan: Sanata Dharma University , 2020
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Online Access: http://repository.unpkediri.ac.id/2497/1/1.b.%20Proceeding%20LLTC%20Feb%202010.pdf
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  • One of the skills needed by the graduates of junior high school students to face the industrial era 4.0 is having critical thinking skill. It is a skill in which ones are able to identify problems, find the source of problems, and get the best solution to the problems. Many English teachers at senior high school face problem to teach speaking. Their students only express certain language functions without elaborating the topic. It means that they do not have critical thinking. The cause of the problem is that the students have limited ideas about the topic they discuss. One of the ways to solve the problem is by selecting the topics that are appropriate with the students’ experience and knowledge. This research uses Lesson Study approach and aims at describing and explaining how selecting the right topics for speaking can enhance critical thinking skill of senior high school students