IMPROVING THE STUDENTS’ ENGLISH SPEAKING SKILL IN CLASS XA OF STATE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL 1 GAMPING THROUGH VIDEOS IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR OF 2013/2014

Safitri, Ragil (2014) IMPROVING THE STUDENTS’ ENGLISH SPEAKING SKILL IN CLASS XA OF STATE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL 1 GAMPING THROUGH VIDEOS IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR OF 2013/2014. S1 thesis, Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta.

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Abstract

The objective of this research was to improve the students’ English speaking skill through videos in Class XA of State Senior High School 1 Gamping in the academic year of 2013/2014. This research was an action research and conducted collaboratively with the English teacher. The subjects of this research were 32 students in Class XA of State Senior High School 1 Gamping. The research was conducted in two cycles. The data in this research were in the form of interview transcripts, field notes and students’ mean scores. They were obtained by interviewing the English teacher as the collaborator and the students, observing the teaching and learning process, and conducting pre-test and post-test. 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’ mean scores. To meet the validity and reliability, the researcher used time and investigator triangulation. In term of validity, the researcher used democratic, catalytic, process, outcomes, and dialogic validity. The procedure of this research followed five steps of action research. Those were reconnaissance, planning, actions and observations, and reflections. The results of this research showed that the students’ speaking skill improved. The improvements were achieved gradually which covered pronunciation, comprehension, fluency, vocabulary, and grammar as well as the students’ confidence and participation. The improvements could be seen from the scores of pre-test and post-test. It was 2.1 to 3 for grammar, 2.6 to 4 for comprehension, 2.2 to 3 for fluency, 2.1 to 3.8 for pronunciation, and 2.6 to 4 for vocabulary. All implemented actions were successful to improve the students’ speaking skill.

Item Type: Thesis (S1)
Uncontrolled Keywords: speaking skill, videos
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 03:06
Last Modified: 29 Jan 2019 22:43
URI: http://eprints.uny.ac.id/id/eprint/19256

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