IMPROVING THE SPEAKING SKILLS THROUGH GUESSING GAMES OF THE SEVENTH GRADE STUDENTS OF SMP MUHAMMADIYAH 1 SEYEGAN YOGYAKARTA IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR OF 2012/2013

Fitriana, Dian (2012) IMPROVING THE SPEAKING SKILLS THROUGH GUESSING GAMES OF THE SEVENTH GRADE STUDENTS OF SMP MUHAMMADIYAH 1 SEYEGAN YOGYAKARTA IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR OF 2012/2013. S1 thesis, FBS UNY.

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IMPROVING THE SPEAKING SKILLS THROUGH GUESSING GAMES OF THE SEVENTH GRADE STUDENTS OF SMP MUHAMMADIYAH 1 SEYEGAN YOGYAKARTA IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR OF 2012/2013 By Dian Fitriana 05202244116 The objective of the research was to improve the English speaking skills of VII A grade students of SMP Muhammadiyah 1 Seyegan. This research categorized as action research. The guessing games were applied to improve the students’ skills in learning speaking English. The research was carried out on the first semester. It started from 4th September to 26th September 2012 in SMP Muhammadiyah 1 Seyegan. The members consisted of the researcher, the principal, the English Teacher, and the students of grade VII A. The research steps were: reconnaissance, planning, action and observation, and reflection. The research was conducted in two cycles. The data were obtained by interviewing the English teacher and the students of grade VII A, observing the teaching and learning process, taking pictures of the teaching and learning process. The instruments were the researcher, photo camera, interview guidelines, and questionnaire. The data were in the forms of interview transcripts, field notes, photos and questionnaire scores. The validity of the data was obtained by applying the democratic validity, dialogic validity, catalytic validity, process validity, and outcome validity. The result of this study showed that the implementation of guessing games in the speaking class is believed effective to improve students’ skills to learn speaking English, maximizes students’ participation during the speaking activities, and reduces the students’ boredom on learning. This implies that the implementation of guessing games gives the positive effects on improving students’ skills in speaking English.

Item Type: Thesis (S1)
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: 28 Nov 2016 04:18
Last Modified: 30 Jan 2019 11:57
URI: http://eprints.uny.ac.id/id/eprint/43987

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