Key words : Teaching, Speaking, Recount Text, Biographies
The researcher chooses the title The Implementation of Teaching Speaking Recount Text Using Biographies to Eighth Grade Students of SMPN 2 Jabon because this research rarely used by the other researcher. The purpose in this research is to know the implementation of teaching speaking recount text using biographies, and to describe students responses in the implementation of teaching speaking recount text using biographies to Eighth grade students of SMPN 2 Jabon. The researcher used descriptive qualitative design as the research design. The subject of this study are the English teacher and the eighth grade students of SMPN 2 Jabon. The researcher used field note observation and questionnaire to collect the data. In data analysis, the researcher identified use observation field note and gave questionnaire, after got the data reduce according to the statements of the problem, the researcher clasified data base on observation and questionnaire, in display the researcher would describe the finding from observation and questionnaire and in conclusion described implement and students responses about teaching speaking recount text using biographies. In the implementation of teaching speaking recount text using biographies, teacher opened the lesson with greeted, the teacher explain about recount text, biography, asked students to memorize, and presented it. By using this steps of teaching speaking recount text using biographies can help students to speak fluently. The students responses used of biographies in teaching speaking recount text was good, that showed that the students were interested because it was useful to their speaking. The researcher concluded that teaching speaking using biographies can be implemented in teaching learning process. And it showed that the students interested and agreed with the use of biography in teaching speaking recount text because it was useful to their speaking.