Developing a Model of Learning Strategy of Speaking English at the English Department of State College of Islamic Studies (STAIN) Batusangkar

Based on a preliminary study at State College of Islamic Studies (STAIN) Batusangkar, it was found that many students lacked learning strategies to develop their speaking skills. Therefore, a model of learning strategy of speaking was needed. To eaching strategies used by the lecturers of speaking were student-centered and already encouraged the students’active participation. However, the the teaching strategies used did not instruct the students to develop their potential to become more independent learners. A model of learning strategy instruction, therefore, was needed to solve the problem. This study is aimed to: 1) find out the students’ learning strategies in improving their speaking skills, 2) to describe learning strategy model that can improve the students’ speaking skills, 3) to describe the effectiveness of the learning strategy model in improving the students’ speaking skills, and 4) to describe the application of the learning strategy model in speaking. This study is categorized a Research and Development. In the study, a model of learning strategy in speaking is developed. To develop the model, Borg and Gall’s six main steps were applied. The steps: 1) research and information collecting, 2) planning, 3) developing preliminary form of product, 4) field testing and product revision, 5) final product revision, and 6) dissemination and implementation. The first step was conducted through observation, interview, documentary study and the use of background questionnaire. Planning was conducted based on the data got. To develop preliminary form of product, a mixed (closed and open-ended) questionnaire which found out the subjects’ learning strategy in speaking was used. The learning strategy got was used to form the model of learning strategy in speaking. The model, then, was field tested through a quasi experimental research. The data got were processed by using SPSS 19. The next step was product revision. Based on the revision, the learning strategy model was disseminated through a dissertation. The findings of the study show that: 1) the subjects of the study need learning strategy in sppeaking to improve their speaking skills, 2) there are 24 types of learning strategy in speaking that can be used to improve their speaking skills, 3) the model is effective to improve their speaking skills, in which mean scores of the experimental groups exceeded those of control group. For the third semester, the mean score of the experimental group was 83.30, while that of control group was 74. 53. For fifth semester, the mean score of the experimental group was 80.42 while that of control group was 65.73, and 4) the model of learning strategy in speaking was used more variously by those treated with the model.