The Use of Quartet Cards Game to Develop Junior High School Students’ Interest English Speaking

Yuli Elviza; Ratmanida Ratmanida

doi:10.24036/jelt.v8i1.103394

The Use of Quartet Cards Game to Develop Junior High School Students’ Interest English Speaking

Yuli Elviza⁽¹⁾, Ratmanida Ratmanida⁽²⁾,
(1) Universitas Negeri Padang

Indonesia
(2) Universitas Negeri Padang

Indonesia

Corresponding Author
Copyright (c) 2019 Journal of English Language Teaching

DOI : https://doi.org/10.24036/jelt.v8i1.103394

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Abstract

Speaking is an important skill that used to communicate directly with other people. In English speaking skill the students have several problems, such as the students less self confidence and the low motivation given by the teacher and from the students themselves. Those problems can cause students' speaking skill still weak. Therefore, this paper explains a strategy for learning English in the form of a game called the Quartet Cards Game. This game can be used to increase students’ interest in English especially speaking skills.

Keywords

speaking, interest, quartet cards game

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