Implementing Gallery Walk Technique in Teaching Speaking to the Seventh Grade Students of SMP Darul Hikmah

Authors

  • Ananda Rifna Humairoh UNESA

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31597/sl.v7i1.719

Keywords:

gallery walk, student-centered, discussion technique

Abstract

This study aims to solve the students’ problem in speaking session. The participants of the study
are fifteen students of the seventh grade of Darul Hikmah Junior High. By implementing gallery
walk, the students are observed upon their liveliness and initiative in speaking or presenting their
performance during the learning process. In conclusion, this technique has been proven as the
trigger for students’ speaking ability. The researcher has got the result that during the learning
process that was implemented by the gallery walk technique, the students have more motivation
and brave to speak up in front of their friends and teachers. The objective of this study is also to
describe the implementation of modified gallery walk technique can contribute a great benefit to
the student enthusiasm in speaking English. The learners can engage and understand the topic
discussed well and build more interaction with another learner. This study has been drawn the
students get into the point of teaching material better by taking on this technique. The collective
data were analyzed and observed that Gallery Walk Technique is one of potential teaching
strategies as an active-learning process

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Published

2022-02-15

How to Cite

Ananda Rifna Humairoh. (2022). Implementing Gallery Walk Technique in Teaching Speaking to the Seventh Grade Students of SMP Darul Hikmah. SELL (Scope of English Language Teaching, Linguistics, and Literature) Journal, 7(1), 1–12. https://doi.org/10.31597/sl.v7i1.719