Speaking English for students is difficult, so the teacher must be more
creative and selective in determining the technique and teaching media used, one
of which is the implementation of shadowing technique. This phenomenon makes
researcher interested in conducting research on the implementation of shadowing
technique in teaching speaking.
This study aims to analyse English learning using shadowing technique in
teaching speaking, as well as students' perceptions of implementing shadowing
technique in learning to speak English. This research method uses qualitative
descriptive research method. In this case, researcher made observations to an
English teacher and interviews with 16 students at class XI.A in MA Ni’matul Aziz.
Then, the data was analysed through data reduction, data display, conclusion
drawing and data verification.
Based on the purpose of the study, the findings show that there are 5
classifications used in shadowing technique: Shadowing, Delayed Shadowing,
Phrase Shadowing, Parallel Reading, and Speed Reading. The perception of
students produces positive results which contains the advantages and disadvantages
towards the implementation of shadowing technique in the classroom. This shows
that shadowing technique make it easier for students in English learning to improve
speaking skills, so that the learning objectives are achieved.