Prastiwi, Fia Nurasita (2014) IMPROVING THE SPEAKING SKILLS OF THE EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS OF SMP N 1 PAKEM IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR OF 2013/ 2014 BY USING FILMS. S1 thesis, Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta.
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Abstract
This research was aimed at improving students’ speaking ability of the class VIII C students of SMP Negeri 1 Pakem Sleman Yogyakarta in the academic year of 2013/2014. The problem was that they had low speaking ability. This particular research was categorized as action research. The actions were implemented in two cycles based on the class schedule. This research involved the 24 students of class VIII C of SMP Negeri 1 Pakem Sleman Yogyakarta in the academic year of 2013/2014. The data of the study were in the forms of qualitative and quantitative data. The qualitative data were obtained by observing the teaching and learning process of speaking, interviewing the students of class VIII C and the English teacher, holding discussion with the collaborator and taking pictures. Meanwhile, the quantitative data were acquired through pre-test and post-test. The data from pre-test and post-test were analyzed by using Microsoft Excel. The validity of the data was obtained by applying democratic validity, dialogic validity, catalytic validity and outcome validity. The research findings showed that the use of films as the teaching media combined with the use of speaking activities and classroom English was proven to be effective to improve the students’ speaking skills. It could increase students’ enthusiasm toward the lesson and made the classroom atmosphere more enjoyable and fun. The students could have better understanding about the use of English in real situation as they got appropriate models of speaking English through films. They also had adequate opportunities to practice speaking in order to speak fluently and confidently. The classroom’s mean score at the end of the action was 15.9 from 11.2 on the pre-test. It indicated that students made a significance improvement in some aspect of speaking skills such as pronunciation, fluency, grammar and vocabulary.
| Item Type: | Thesis (S1) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | speaking, films, spm n 1 pakem |
| 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: | 11 May 2015 03:00 |
| Last Modified: | 29 Jan 2019 22:13 |
| URI: | http://eprints.uny.ac.id/id/eprint/18431 |
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