Choyimah, Siti (2013) USING INFORMATION GAP ACTIVITIES TO IMPROVE THE FOURTH GRADE STUDENTS’ SPEAKING SKILLS AT SDIT SALSABILA 3 BANGUNTAPAN BANTUL IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR OF 2013/2014. S1 thesis, u.
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Abstract
The objective of this research is to improve the speaking skills of the fourth grade students of SDIT Salsabila 3 Banguntapan Bantul in the academic year of 2013/2014 through information gap activities. This study was an action research study consisting of two cycles. To achieve the objective, collaborative work involving the researcher, the English teacher, and grade four students was done. The main subjects of this study were grade four students of SDIT Salsabila 3 in the academic year of 2013/2014. The data of this study were qualitative and quantitative. The qualitative data were obtained by observing the teaching and learning process during the implementation of the actions and interviewing the students and the English teacher about the implemented actions. The qualitative data were in the form of field notes and interview transcripts. Meanwhile, the quantitative data were gained by assessing the students’ speaking ability through the pre-test and post-test. Therefore, the quantitative data were in the form of students’ speaking scores in the pre-test and post-test. To deal with the problems, the researcher implemented the actions of using information gap activities as the main activities, supported by the use of classroom English, interesting media, and giving rewards and feedback on the students’ pronunciation. Based on the research conducted, the use of information gap activities, accompanied by using media, classroom English, giving rewards, and giving feedback on the students’ pronunciation, in this study successfully improved the students’ speaking skills. The indicators of the success of the implementation were that 1) the students could understand and respond to the teacher’s questions and expression orally, 2) the students were more confident in speaking in English, 3) the students were more relaxed and could maintain their motivation and attention during the learning process, 4) the students actively engaged in the teaching-learning process, 5) the students were more interested in the media, and 6) the students were also more familiar with the classroom English. The findings were supported by the means of the students’ speaking scores which had improved from 6.5 in the pre-test to 8.3 in the post-test.
| Item Type: | Thesis (S1) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | information gap activities, improve, speaking skills, SDIT |
| 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: | 01 Sep 2015 03:29 |
| Last Modified: | 30 Jan 2019 03:19 |
| URI: | http://eprints.uny.ac.id/id/eprint/25748 |
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