Andini, Husnul Khotimah Hanar (2014) IMPROVING THE EIGHT GRADE STUDENTS’ SPEAKING SKILLS THROUGH ROLE PLAY AT SMP N 1 KLATEN IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR OF 2013/2014. S1 thesis, Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta.
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Abstract
This research was aimed at improving the students‘ speaking skills through role play at SMP N 1 Klaten in the academic year of 2013/2014. This study was an action research study that consisted of two cycles. The participants of this research were forty students of VIII B class of Junior High School of 1 Klaten, the English teacher, and the collaborator. The research was carried out from October to November 2013 in two cycles. The researcher worked collaboratively with the English teacher, the students, and the collaborator. The data were collected through observation during the implementation of the actions, interviews the English teacher and the students‘ of VIII B class, and conducting pre-test and post-test on the students‘ speaking performance. The instruments of this research were observation sheet, interview guidelines, and speaking scoring rubric. The data were analyzed from field notes, interview transcripts, and students‘ score. The validity of the data was gained by applying democratic, outcome, process, catalytic, and dialogic validity. In order to get the trustworthiness, the researcher used time and investigator triangulation techniques. The steps of the research were reconnaissance, planning, action and observation, and reflection. The results of the research showed that there was improvement of the students‘ speaking skills through the use of role play. Role play improved the students‘ grammar, fluency, pronunciation, vocabulary, and comprehension. Besides, they also gained their confidence to speak and participate more during the class. They were more confident to speak in English since they had a lot of chances to practice. Hence, the improvements could be seen from the scores of pre-test and post-test. It was 2.6 to 3.4 for grammar, 2.5 to 3.3 for fluency, 2.2 to 3.2 for pronunciation, 2.4 to 3 for vocabulary, and 2.7 to 3.5 for comprehension. The result revealed that the mean score of the students‘ speaking performances improved from 12.7 in the pre-test to 15.9 in the post test. The gain score of the students‘ speaking skills was3.2
| Item Type: | Thesis (S1) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | speaking, role play, smp n 1 klaten |
| 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: | 22 May 2015 02:36 |
| Last Modified: | 29 Jan 2019 22:43 |
| URI: | http://eprints.uny.ac.id/id/eprint/19238 |
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