PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING TECHNIQUE IN DEVELOPINGTHE INITIAL FLIGHT ATTENDANT STUDENTS’ SPEAKING SKILLS

Abstract

Abstract

The objectives of this study were (1) To identify the most common communication problems found by the flight attendants in the real-life working situation, (2) To investigate how problem-based learning technique can be used to develop the students’ speaking skills, and (3) To analyze what the development of the students’ speaking skills is.  The subjects were 24initial flight attendant students who attended the initial English class in Garuda Indonesia Training Center on February, 2015.  The instruments employed in this study were interviews, observations and support by the documentation

Key Words: Problem based Learning, Speaking