Fatimatuzzahroh
191102011210
The current research aims to find out the implementation of the Natural Approach in teaching speaking English and the problems that the teacher faced and how to solve the problems. This study uses qualitative data and uses narrative inquiry. This study uses observation and interviews as data collection methods. This study uses semi-structured interviews (open-ended questions) to collect more complete data. The participant was an English teacher at an English course institution in Bogor - West Java, namely Speak Up!. She has been teaching English using the Natural Approach for almost three years. The findings show that the participant implements the Natural Approach fitted to the six stages based on Richards and Rodgers (2006). This current research found the four problems that the participant faced when teaching and some ways to overcome these problems.

Keywords: Natural Approach, speaking skill, and teaching speaking