A.
Background
Time allocation has
always been a problem of English classes faced by English teacher all over the
world. For example, teachers do not have enough time to cover materials in a lesson
and students do not have enough time to practice English outside the classroom.
This case becomes worse in countries where English is as a foreign language, such
as in Indonesia. So, to break time limitation, teacher can utilize social
networking to optimal English teaching which can be used wherever and whenever,
in order students could practice their English by intensive interaction.
B.
Definition
of the Learning Method
The old method to learn is in the class,
it has a limitation when students study English. It causes much time lose in
class. So, a teacher should manage time well. If we compare with English course
dissimilarity with situation. in course all of student must speak English but
in classroom teach rare to student speak English, in another hand, when
students want to learn English
they have to practice it.
they have to practice it.
As we know that learning English in the
classroom is not effective enough; because learning process within it has time
allocation, so, teacher has a problem in time limitation which he or she could
not practice whole English activities such as speaking, listening, reading, and
writing in the classroom.
The
key to speak English fluently for students is habitually and continually. From
this article said that internet is the problem solver, because can search
anything information, knowledge, etc. Some of social media in internet is
helpful, like Facebook that can help them to improve and develop English skills.
C.
Why
Facebook
Nowadays, social
networking is the most popular online. Through this application, people could
join other people from different countries. Pertinent to solve the problem of
time limitedness is using Facebook. Due to the following reasons, facebook
might be chosen to break time limitation. First, facebook is so much popular
for most Indonesian teenagers as the data shows that there were additional 2.4
million new monthly astive users. Secondly, it is handy to operate; people
could only use their cell phones to open their facebook account.
D.
Teaching
Model
Same with the title of this article is
one of social media can help a time problem of English class. Yeah..Facebook is
helpful why because in Facebook teacher can make a program especially for their
student. And a teacher gives a exercise for student to update state and teacher
correct the sentence or student correct each other. Also teacher can give them
motivate to student one by one so teacher and student have a good relation and
more communication.
Below is preparation to
start the method:
2)
Let’s discuss
E.
Advantages
of this teaching model
·
Student will get many vocabulary
Because
student must make sentences at the page and even they could chat each other. And
if they find difficult words, they have to search its meaning to understand the
sentences.
·
Student will enjoyable
We
can compare when student learns in class and outside. Student finds an interesting
learning through facebook. Whereas in class they feel bored and get a pressure
from teacher, whereas, study outside as in Facebook will make enjoy.
·
Students have a lot of time to speak, write,
and study more English (develop ability). We know that learning hour in the class
is limited. So, Facebook can be used to help students grasping English. They
may jot down everything in wall application of Facebook Page, chat one others
by spoken English, and they are also able to learn about grammar through
it.
F.
The
problems is faced in doing the method
To achieve the goal of
this method, researcher found some problems namely:
·
This method only done for free writing.
The researcher follows instruction of writing from Cahyono through prewriting,
writing, revising, editing, and publishing. But through this method researcher
could not reach his target according to Cahyono’s instruction; because students
only write a sentence or two in their wall application and it did not involve
any of the phase above; it was just a free writing with a main emphasis on
grammar, emphasizing on the use of English in the real communicative function. So
that, the activity in Page does not agreed called “Writing Page”. He found out
this matter when he wanted to get scores their activity in the Page.
·
The feedback came out was not quite
effective to create a learning atmosphere; which the feedback is to create
writing on grammatical. The causes of this matter could be two: the feedback
students received was not relevant with what they expected (mainly discussing
others topics than the topics of writing or grammatical errors); or they did
not really care about the feedback, especially when it talked about errors in
grammar they made.
G.
Solution
From the problems
above, teachers can overcome with the following way:
·
For student who does not agree to this
activity, she or he perhaps have some reasons for it. The cause of this problem
might cause the student felt force to open his or her facebook account. But teacher
could overcome the matter with emphasize student that social networking (facebook
page) might help him or her to improve writing skill.
H.
CONCLUSION
Based
on the researcher experience, reflection, and students’ voices through the
online survey, the use of Facebook Page in the English teaching and learning
process was found out to be come promising for solving the time-limited issue
in the traditional classroom. And the important things student can improve
writing skills with structure. Facebook (and the internet in a more general
sense) operates 24 hours a day; so, English teachers and students could topics
of classroom discussion anytime and anywhere. Thus, it is strongly suggested
that Facebook Page be incorporated in the future English classes.
GOOD
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