an Analysis of ZPD (Zone of Proximal Development) theory in teaching speaking skills

Zone of Proximal Development is a zone where the developmental distance between what learners can learn by themselves and what they can learn with the help of teachers or co-workers. This research with the title, An Analysis of ZPD (Zone of Proximal Development) Theory in Speaking Skills aimed to investigate how teachers maximized student Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD) in Speaking Class of 2017 in the English Education Departement of UIN Sunan Ampel Surabaya. This thesis analyzes how does speaking teachers at PBI UIN Sunan Ampel maximizes students' ZPD using teachers' teaching methods, in case developing students’ Speaking Skills and what method that teachers used in teaching Speaking. The researcher interviewed two Speaking teachers of Spoken Class 2017. The method of the study was qualitative descriptive and data collected by semi structured-interview and documentation. The result showed that three components of ZPD theory found on both teachers teaching method even though both teachers using slightly different teaching methods. Teacher A using Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) and teacher B using Project-Based Learning. The result of the research showed that students from both teachers get excellent grades at the end of the semester. This study confirm the previos study that students that understudies inside the ZPD group can disguise a verb modifier better and get a higher score on the test.