IMPROVING STUDENTS’ SPEAKING ABILITY THROUGH SIMULATION TECHNIQUE (A Classroom Action Research at the Eight Grade Students of SMPN 19 Bengkulu Selatan in the Academic Year of 2017/2018)

Cristiana, Ria (2018) IMPROVING STUDENTS’ SPEAKING ABILITY THROUGH SIMULATION TECHNIQUE (A Classroom Action Research at the Eight Grade Students of SMPN 19 Bengkulu Selatan in the Academic Year of 2017/2018). Diploma thesis, UIN Fatmawati Sukarno Bengkulu.

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Abstract

This study was conducted to improve the speaking ability through simulation technique of the eight grade students at SMPN 19 Bengkulu Selatan. The problem faced by students, namely not interested the English at all which make them hard to understand about speaking. And the student have difficulty in spelling and arranging the sentence. And also, the students are lack of self�confidence to speak English and use mother tongue in the speak English. The purpose of this research is to help students in speaking ability. This research was classroom action research (CAR), which consist of qualitative approach, namely in the form of students‟ descriptions in speaking. And qualitative data is that students have significant abilities after using simulation technique. This study consist pre-assessment, cycle I, cycle II and cycle III. The subjects of this research consists of 25 students. The instrments of this research were observation checklist, field note, documentation and speaking test. Based on data analysis, the students‟ mean score in pre-assessment 44,6, mean score of cycle I was 51, cycle II was 61,2, and the mean score of cycle III was 72,8. Thus, the researcher concluded that simulation technique was effective to improve students‟ speaking ability.

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