Examining Students’ Interaction with Tourists and the Perceived Impact on Their Speaking Ability

Speaking as one of the important aspect of communication. Speaking includes some components. They are: pronunciation, grammar, fluency, vocabulary and comprehension which influence the process of transferring certain information (descriptive text) to the listener. This study examines the impact and advantages of theinteraction between students and tourists on student’s speaking ability. To discover the impact of the interaction, two research questions were set to lead the study (1) what are the impact of tourists-student interaction toward student speaking ability(2) whatare the most frequent conversation occur between tourists and students. To obtain the data, the writer utilized qualitative research which applied two instruments; interview and direct observation. The writer interviewed the participants by asking ten questions regarding to their comprehension in English, increasing vocabulary, fluency and pronunciation during the interaction with tourists. Participants involved in this study were ten students of SMP 07 Sabang, which is located in Iboih. The research method used for this piece of work was purely descriptive which explains the importance of interaction between students and tourists in improving student’s speaking ability. The result show that students-tourists interaction is an effective way in helping students accustomed to speaking English.