IMPROVING THE SPEAKING SKILLS OF GRADE XI STUDENTS IN SMK MUHAMMADIYAH 2 KLATEN UTARA THROUGH COMMUNICATION GAMES IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR OF 2012/ 2013

Warastuti, Ayu Dewi (2013) IMPROVING THE SPEAKING SKILLS OF GRADE XI STUDENTS IN SMK MUHAMMADIYAH 2 KLATEN UTARA THROUGH COMMUNICATION GAMES IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR OF 2012/ 2013. S1 thesis, Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta.

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Abstract

This study was aimed at improving the speaking skills through the use of communication games among grade XI students of SMK Muhammadiyah 2 Klaten Utara in the academic year of 2012/ 2013. This study was an action research study. This research was conducted in grade XI of SMK Muhammadiyah 2 Klaten Utara. It consisted of two cycles with three meetings for each one. The data were obtained from observations during the teaching and learning process, interviews with the students and the English teacher, speaking rubric and photographs. The data were in the forms of field notes, interview transcripts, students’ speaking performance scores, and photographs. The validity of the data was obtained by applying democratic validity, outcome validity, process validity, catalytic validity, and dialogic validity. Time triangulation and investigator triangulation were also applied to check the trustworthiness of the data. The results of this study show that there are improvements of students’ speaking skills. It could be seen from the results of classroom observation toward students’ speaking performances including fluency, pronunciation and intonation, accuracy, vocabulary, non-verbal language and the task achievement. The students’ performances during the implementation of the games and the better results of the students’ post-test scores showed improvement. Therefore, students’ speaking skills were improved through the implementation of communication games.

Item Type: Thesis (S1)
Uncontrolled Keywords: speaking skills, communication games, SMK
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: 19 Jun 2015 01:49
Last Modified: 29 Jan 2019 23:47
URI: http://eprints.uny.ac.id/id/eprint/20980

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