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The readers’ point of view As the reader, I conclude that the use of Yahoo Messenger in teaching English can increase students’ interest and motivation in joining English class. Besides, it was easy and enjoyable to use and free of cost, the students also have already registered on Yahoo Messenger, so they can log in directly and practice their English orally and written amongst native or non-native speakers of English around the world without feeling ashamed, and it is spontaneously will increase their English skill such as listening, speaking, writing, and reading. And this research focused on speaking skill in terms of Accuracy, Fluency, and comprehensibility and also the students’ interest.

Purpose The author’s main argument is about with using the yahoo messenger or not, the students should improve their speaking skills, and with this method, they can interest to join and active in speaking class. The reasons for the author’s main argument are, First, because of many students of English Department of University of Iqra Buru (UNIQBU) in Ambon, Indonesia, they cannot communicate with each other in English well, either in the classroom or outside the classroom. Second, Although English has become a compulsory subject in Indonesia from the fourth grade of elementary school up to university level, students are still poor in speaking English. Third, from the author’s first observation shown the poor level of students’ speaking skill caused of the low of their activeness and interest in joining English class especially in speaking. It can be proven by their attendance the subject less than 75%; they were frequently passive in practising their English such in the clas...

The author of the journal entitled “ Improving Students’ Speaking Skill through Yahoo Messenger at University of Iqra Buru” is Saidna Zulfiqar A. Bin Tahir. He is a lecturer in English Education Department, the Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, University of Iqra Buru, Ambon, Indonesia.  The audience in this journal is the students of second semester of English Department of University of Iqra Buru in academic year 2012/2013.