IMPROVING THE ENGLISH SPEAKING SKILL OF CLASS VIIIA STUDENTS OF SMPN 5 DEPOK IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR OF 2013/2014 THROUGH THE USE OF COMIC STRIPS

Krisnanto (2013) IMPROVING THE ENGLISH SPEAKING SKILL OF CLASS VIIIA STUDENTS OF SMPN 5 DEPOK IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR OF 2013/2014 THROUGH THE USE OF COMIC STRIPS. S1 thesis, Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta.

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Abstract

The objective of this research is to improve English speaking skill of the eighth grade students of SMPN 5 Depok using comic strips. The type of this study was action research in nature. The steps of this research were reconnaissance, planning, conducting action, observation, and reflection. The participants of the research were the researcher, the English teacher, the collaborator, and students of grade VIIIA at SMPN 5 Depok. There were two forms of data in this research. They were qualitative and quantitative data. The qualitative data were obtained by doing observation, interviewing students and the teacher, making field notes, and having the discussion with the teacher. Meanwhile, the quantitative data were obtained from the pre-test and the post-test. The qualitative data were analyzed by data collection, data display, reflection on data, data coding, data reduction, and conclusion. Meanwhile the quantitative data were analyzed using statistic software SPSS version 16 to find the mean and signification. The validity of the data was obtained by applying democratic validity, outcome validity, process validity, catalytic validity, and dialogic validity. In reference to the actions conducted in two cycles, comic strips improved students’ speaking skill as justified in the following results. First, there is an improvement on students’ involvement, motivation and self-confidence as most of the students perform their willingness and motivation in speaking practices. Second, there is an improvement on students’ speaking skill as displayed in the increase of mean score from 67.13 and 68.90 (pre-test) to 73.23 and 72.93 (posttest).

Item Type: Thesis (S1)
Uncontrolled Keywords: speaking skill, comic strips, SMP
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 02:59
Last Modified: 29 Jan 2019 23:47
URI: http://eprints.uny.ac.id/id/eprint/21006

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