THE LEARNING STRATEGIES APPLIED BY A HIGH ACHIEVER IN SPEAKING AT SMAN 2 KEDIRI

Abstract

This aim of this research is to find out the learning strategies are factors that help the student to learn foreign language. The subject consisted of a high achiever at Speaking class in XI MIPA students of SMAN 2 Kediri. This research aimed to describe a high achiever’s leaning strategies that are applied for speaking learning. This research used qualitative research. The method of collecting data was observation, questionaries, and documentation. The result of this research showed that a high achiever applied almost all the learning strategies proposed by Oxford (1990). A high achiever applied memory, cognitive, compensation, metacognitive strategies, effective strategies, and social strategies. Based on the result of this research, the researcher concluded that a high achiever mostly applied metacognitive and social strategies which were important to improve the students in learning speaking. The metacognitive strategies were included always notice English mistakes in order use the information to help do better, look for students to practice English, pay attention, try to find out to be a good English learner, and have a goal to improve English skills. The social strategies were always study with other students, study with native English speaker, ask question in English, ask for someone for correction in conversation and ask English teacher to slow down or say it again if do not understand something in English. By using the learning strategies in speaking learning, students will know that the learning strategies they apply are the best way to learn and overcome their learning problems.