The Application of Contextual Teaching Learning Using React in Speaking Practices For Business English Class

Abstract

The implementation of contextual teaching and learning in
speaking to the first semester student of Business Administration in Hang
Tuah University aims to investigate the strategies of Contextual Teaching
and Learning (CTL) and the advantages of using(REACT) as one of the
CTL technique. English for business is given to the students who learn
English for Specific Purposes. The target of mastering this second
language acquisition is able to perform well in spoken English according
to their profession. In addition, The findings revealed that the teaching
speaking was successful to improve students’ pronunciation and
fluency.The benefits of applying REACT: (1) engaging students in the
speaking activity; (2) increasing students’ motivation to participate
actively in the speaking class; (3) helping students to solve their
problems; (4) providing ways for students to discuss or interact with their
friends. Based on these findings, it is recommended that CTL be
implemented in teaching speaking.

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