Exploring Learning Strategies in Developing Speaking Skill of English Education Students at Tadulako University

Abstract

This research aims of exploring learning strategies used by English Education students at Tadulako University in developing speaking skill. The researcher used quantitative research with descriptive methods design in this research and the population in this research is English Education students and the samples are ten students in the fourth semester, the procedures of data collection are investigation, and interview. In the investigation the researcher use document based data and questionnaire. The instruments of this researcher are a set of question and interview question. The result of this research shows that memory strategies, cognitive strategies, compensation strategies, metacognitive strategies, affective strategies and social strategies are use by the students in this research in developing speaking skill. Futhermore the other factors also influence students such as pyschology factor, and social factors.