APPLYING OUTDOOR LEARNING MODEL TO LEARN SPEAKING TO UNIVERSITY STUDENTS

Abstract

Abstrak: Penggunaan model pembelajaran luar kelas adalah salah satu pilihan. Sering kali mahasiswa di tahun awal tidak mengharapkan beban dalam belajar. Mereka akan sangat antusias ketika suasana belajar menarik dan menyenangkan. Dalam artikel ini penulis melaporkan pengalaman belajar mengajamya menggunakan Model Pembelajaran Luar Kelas (MPLK) dalam mengajar mata kuliah Speaking. MPLK mempunyai keunggulan untuk meningkatkan prestasi mahasiswa, minat dan pembangunan karakter. Kesimpulannya, MPLK sangat berguna dala, penerapannya dan mempercepat perkembangan pembelajaran jadi sangat disarankan bagi guru dan dosen untuk menerapkan model ini dalam lingkungan belajar. Kata kunci: model pembelajaran luar kelas, speaking, mahasiswa Abstract: using the outdoor leaming model is one of the choices. Often, the students in the early years in universrty level expect not to have stress in learning. They are enthusiastic when the learning situation is fun and interesting. In this article, the writer reports his valuable teaching and learning experience using Outdoor Learning Model (OLM) in teaching speaking. OLM has benefits to improve students achievement, interest, and the students character building. To conclude, outdoor learning model finds its useful implementation and benefits to the learning progress so that it is suggested to the teachers and lecturers to apply this model in learning environment. Keywords: outdoor learning model, speaking, university students.