Tiarawati, Olga Azwita (2015) USING AUDIO-VISUAL AIDS IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMMUNICATIVE ACTIVITIES TO IMPROVE THE SPEAKING SKILLS OF GRADE EIGHT STUDENTS OF SMP N 2 SANDEN IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR OF 2014/2015. S1 thesis, Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta.
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Abstract
This research is aimed at improving the speaking ability of grade eight students’ of SMP N 2 Sanden in the academic year of 2014/ 2015 using audiovisual aids. The research was carried out through action research that consisted of two cycles. Each cycle consisted of three meetings. The researcher worked collaboratively with the English teacher, the students, and the collaborator. The data of the study were in the forms of qualitative and quantitative data. The quantitative data were acquired through pre-test, progress test, and post test. Meanwhile, the qualitative data were obtained from the observation during the implementation of the actions; interviews with the English teacher and the eighth grade students’ of 8 C class; and the discussion with the English teacher. The data were in the forms of field notes, observation checklist, interview transcripts, and photographs. The validity of the data was gained by applying democratic, outcome, process, catalytic, and dialogic validity. To get the trustworthiness, the researcher used triangulation techniques. It was done by gathering data from different points of view, including the students’, the teacher’s, and the collaborator’s points of view. The results of the research show that there was improvement of the students’ speaking ability through the use of audio-visual aids. The audio-visual aids used in this research was video. The videos were taken from youtube.com in the form of dialogues in particular expressions. The videos could get students’ attention and improved their learning motivation. The students could have better understanding on the use of English in real situation as they learnt appropriate models of speaking English through audio-visual aids (video). The students made improvements in some aspects of speaking skills, such as pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and fluency. They were more confident to speak English. They had more chances to speak up. They actively participated during the teaching and learning process. Moreover, they were not reluctant anymore to ask the teacher when they found difficulties. The research findings were also supported by the result of means of the students’ speaking scores that improved from 51.34 in the pre-test to 76.15 in the post-test.
| Item Type: | Thesis (S1) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Audio Visual, Speaking Skills, SMP N 2 Sanden |
| Subjects: | Bahasa dan Sastra > Bahasa dan Sastra Inggris |
| Divisions: | Fakultas Bahasa, Seni dan Budaya (FBSB) > Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris > Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris |
| Depositing User: | Admin Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris FBS |
| Date Deposited: | 13 Apr 2015 03:05 |
| Last Modified: | 29 Jan 2019 20:45 |
| URI: | http://eprints.uny.ac.id/id/eprint/16052 |
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