Students Ability in Expressing Intention Based on the Context

Abstract

This study deals with “Students Ability in Expressing Intention Based on The Context”. The objective of this study is To find out the students’ ability and students difficulties in expressing intention based on the context.This research was conducted at SMA Dhramawangsa Medan, academic year 2016/2017. The population of this research was the students of first grade. There were two classes of first years in this school with total number 60 students and all the population were taken as the sample. It was called a total sampling technique. The following table were sample scores of oral test in describing in front of the class. The following result was obtained which highest score was 90 and the lowest score was 60.The instruments for collecting data in this research used speaking or oral test. In collecting data, asking the students for make a converstion, Recording the students’ speaking in order to know how well their speaking ability about expressing intention, the students practice the conversation with their friend. In data analysis used stepsscoring the students’ speaking by using speaking weighting table with used profiency description as follow fluency,vocabulary,accuracy,pronunciation. The difficulties were faced by the students that they had lack of vocabulary and pronunciation so that they felt difficult to express intention in speaking. From this research, It was expected that the teacher give some motivation, explanation and examples that could be understood by the students so they could receive the lesson daily.The result give the achivement for the students who were categorized able to motivate the students who were categorized unable to learn more diligent .