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B.
Research Questions
The study formulates the research questions as follows: 
a.
What is the effect of using describing picture strategy on the students‟ 
improvement of English speaking at the second grade students of SMPN 2 
Darul Imarah Garot, Aceh Besar? 
b.
What are the students‟ problems in learning speaking using describing 
picture strategy? 
C.
Research Objectives 
Based on the above research questions, this research is aimed at: 
a.
Exploring the effect of using describing picture strategy on the students‟ 
improvement of English speaking at the second grade students of SMPN 2 
Darul Imarah Garot, Aceh Besar 
b.
Finding out the students‟ problems in learning speaking using describing 
picture strategy. 

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D.
Hypothesis 
Based on the background of study, hypothesis of the research are as follows: 
Ha : The use of describing picture strategy improves students‟ English 
speaking skill. 
Ho : The use of describing picture strategy does not improve students‟ 
English speaking skill. 
E.
Terminology 
There are some terms in this study that should be defined as clear as 
possible in order to avoid misunderstanding. The terms are: 
1.
Describing Picture Strategy 
Describing picture is one of activity in teaching speaking English. In this 
activity, students must describe pictures in front of class. According to Solahudin 
(2009), describing picture is useful for training students‟ imagination and retell 
story in English speaking. In this activity, every student gets one picture and they 
have to describe it. The description is a genre which has social function to 
describe a particular person, place or thing. (Gerot and Wignell, 1994). Harmer 
(1991) points out that the teacher can stimulate the students to produce oral 
compositions by showing them a series of pictures, miming a story, or playing 
them a tape with a series of sounds. Therefore, describing picture in teaching 
learning process absolutely enables the students to achieve the lesson. 

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