IMPROVING THE ENGLISH-SPEAKING SKILLS OF CLASS VII STUDENTS WITH MATERIAL ON IDENTITY BASED ON LOCAL WISDOM AT MADRASAH TSANAWIYAH NEGERI 1 KONAWE

Abstract

Language is a tool for thinking, a means of communicating the results of one's thoughts, and a collection of sounds and words used to communicate. The purpose of this article is to determine the English-speaking ability of local wisdom-based material on the Identity of Class VII students at Madrasah Tsanawiyah Negeri 1 Konawe. The method used in this article is qualitative research. The researcher will convey the data by describing it in the form of sentences. Meanwhile, the type of research used in this article is descriptive research. The research results show that; Applying local wisdom in English learning can have a positive impact on students' skills. The integration of local wisdom in English learning can significantly improve students' skills in English. Apart from that, implementing English language learning based on local wisdom can also make it easier for students and the community to learn English because of the era of globalization. So, efforts to improve teachers' abilities in using learning methods through clinical supervision can also be made to improve the quality of English language learning. Thus, applying local wisdom in learning English is expected to improve the quality of learning and students' skills in English, as well as preserving local culture.

Keyword: English, Identity, Local Wisdom, Speaking.