The Strenght of Socio-Affective Strategy With Skype Video Call in the Teaching Speaking

Abstract

To speak English for most Indonesian  students is not an easy matter. Many of them feel shy and lack of confidence. That is why the teachers should use an appropriate strategy to help them improve their speaking ability. This study was a quasi- experiment applying non- randomized control group pre-test  post-test design and the subjects of which were the students of Management Class of STIE Perbanas  Surabaya.  The researcher took two classes of the first semester.  They were Class O.2 having 25 students as a control group, and class B.1 having 26 students as an Experimental group. The  study has proved that  socio affective strategy  with Skype is more effective than conventional strategy when used in the teaching speaking and the students who were taught using socio affective strategy with Skype could be more interested to communicate  with English language