relation: http://eprints.uny.ac.id/8260/
title: IMPROVING THE FOURTH GRADE STUDENTS’ SPEAKING SKILLS THROUGH BOARD GAMES AT SD MUHAMMADIYAH PEPE BANTUL YOGYAKARTA
creator: Ika Nur, Rahmawati
subject: Bahasa dan Sastra Inggris
subject: Perpustakaan
description: This study was aimed at improving the fourth grade students’ speaking  skills through board games at SD Muhammadiyah Pepe, Bantul Yogyakarta.  Based on the preliminary observation, there were some problems in the teaching  and learning of speaking. They dealt with students’ speaking skills related to  students’ participation, confidence, comprehension, fluency, vocabulary,  pronunciation and grammatical accuracy. The solution for these problems was  applying board games and other actions that supported the games’ role in solving  the problems.  This study is action research. This research consisted of two cycles with  three meetings in each cycle. The subjects of the research were the fourth grade  students of SD Muhammadiyah Pepe, the English teacher as the collaborator and  the researcher. The data collection techniques were observations, interviews and  tests. Hence, the data were in the form of field notes, interview transcripts and  students’ speaking scores. In analyzing those data, two methods were used. The  qualitative data were analyzed in five steps, i.e. assembling the data, coding the  data, comparing the data, building interpretations, and reporting the outcomes.  The quantitative data in the form of pre-test and post-test scores were analyzed by  comparing the mean scores.  The result of the research showed that the use of board games in  combination with applying various media in the presentation, using songs, using  classroom English, and conducting listening activities was able to improve  students’ speaking skills. Based on the qualitative data, the students could respond  to the language functions appropriately, speak at the normal speech without  pausing for words, say the language function in correct pronunciation and  appropriate intonation, and use the language functions without grammatical  errors. They also enthusiastically joined the teaching and learning activities.  Based on the quantitative data, the students’ speaking scores and the number of  students who performed each indicator increased. The improvements of the mean  scores were 53.85% for comprehension, 66.67% for fluency, 41.7% for  vocabulary, 43.8% for pronunciation, and 85.1% for grammatical accuracy. From  the data above, it can be concluded that the students’ speaking skills improved.
date: 2012-06
type: Thesis
type: NonPeerReviewed
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identifier:   Ika Nur, Rahmawati  (2012) IMPROVING THE FOURTH GRADE STUDENTS’ SPEAKING SKILLS THROUGH BOARD GAMES AT SD MUHAMMADIYAH PEPE BANTUL YOGYAKARTA.  S1 thesis, UNIVERSITAS NEGERI YOGYAKARTA.