The Analysis of Role-play Technique in Teaching Speaking at Grade 11th in SMKN 6 Medan

The aim of this study was to discover how the role-play technique is implemented
in the teaching learning English at grade 11th of SMKN 6 Medan. The
methodology of this study is descriptive qualitative research. The researcher took
one class in 11th grade for Marketing major. The researcher used observational
tally sheet and video recording as the instruments for collecting the data. The data
were analyzed by using Porter-Ladousse’ Role-Play Technique and Diane
Freeman’ Review of Technique. The teacher implemented the role-play technique
well; it can be seen from all stages procedure conducted by the teacher during
teaching learning process. He did almost all stages that asked role-play technique
by Porter Ladouse’s theory and teaching technique review by Diane Freeman’s
theory. The researcher found that the teacher implemented to role-play technique
by the proper technique following Porter Ladousse theory and Diane Freeman
theory. Even though this time is currently a pandemic period and there are
restrictions on face-to-face learning, the teacher can still apply role-playing
techniques well, even though some things are lacking, such as follow-ups fill-inthe-
blanks exercises and map drawing at grade XI of SMKN 6 Medan.